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By Krisztina Than and Boldizsar Gyori MISKOLC, Hungary (Reuters) – Ukraine’s national ice hockey players have been forced to train with air raid sirens interrupting practice, sending them underground for cover as they worry about their loved ones, but they have managed to keep their focus. The team visited Hungary this month as part of preparations for the third-tier world championships in Estonia. Their training programme in Miskolc included two […]

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co’s profit climbed in the first quarter as higher interest rates boosted its consumer business in a period that saw two of the biggest banking failures in U.S. history. The bank’s profit increased 52% to $12.62 billion, or $4.10 per share, in the three months ended Mar. 31. JPMorgan’s solid performance follows the high-profile shutdowns of three U.S. lenders last month in the worst banking […]

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co’s profit climbed in the first quarter as higher interest rates boosted its consumer business in a period that saw two of the biggest banking failures in U.S. history. The bank’s profit increased 52% to $12.62 billion, or $4.10 per share, in the three months ended Mar. 31, compared with $8.28 billion, or $2.63 per share, a year ago. (Reporting by Niket Nishant in Bengaluru […]

(Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co’s profit rose in the first quarter as it earned more from interest rate payments, helped by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s tighter monetary policy, the lender reported Friday. The bank set aside $1.21 billion in the quarter to cover for potential loan losses, compared to a release of $787 million a year earlier.    The provision included a $643 million increase in the allowance for credit losses […]

(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group Inc beat Wall Street targets for quarterly profit and raised its annual forecast on Friday, as the health insurance provider banks on “market-leading” membership growth in its Medicare Advantage business. Memberships in government-backed plans such as Medicare – which offers healthcare coverage for people aged 65 and older or those with certain disabilities – make up one-third of UnitedHealth’s health insurance plans.  Shares of the Dow component […]

By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch BOSTON (Reuters) – A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard suspected of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online will make his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday. Jack Douglas Teixeira, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was arrested by the FBI at his home on Thursday without incident. The leaked classified documents at the heart of the […]

By Alexandra Ulmer INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) – White House Republican hopefuls including Donald Trump descend on Indianapolis for the annual NRA conference on Friday, highlighting the gun lobby’s continued political potency even as the U.S. reels from the latest spate of mass shootings. The conference of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun-rights advocacy group, is taking place at a key moment in the Republican presidential campaign. A number […]

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Eva Kaili, the former European Parliament vice president accused of accepting bribes in one of the biggest scandals to hit European Union institutions, was released from custody to house arrest on Friday. The 44-year-old Greek Socialist was driven in a black Mercedes with her lawyer from Haren prison in northern Brussels to her apartment near the European Parliament, where she wound down the window to speak briefly […]

By Alexandra Ulmer INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (Reuters) – White House Republican hopefuls including Donald Trump descend on Indianapolis for the annual NRA conference on Friday, highlighting the gun lobby’s continued political potency even as the U.S. reels from the latest spate of mass shootings. The conference of the National Rifle Association, the country’s leading gun-rights advocacy group, is taking place at a key moment in the Republican presidential campaign. A number […]