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Wells Fargo's Earnings Slip
Wells Fargo said its second-quarter profit slipped as the nation's fourth-largest bank by assets continued to deal with low interest rates that have helped loan growth but hurt some measures of profitability.
The San Francisco-based bank reported a profit of $5.72 billion, or $1.03 a share. That compares with $5.73 billion, or $1.01 a share, in the same period of 2014. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected earnings of $1.03 a share.
Revenue rose to $21.3 billion. Analysts had expected $21.7 billion.
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