Wells Fargo’s quarterly profit rises 16 percent as cost cuts pay off

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REUTERS: Wells Fargo & Co reported a 16.4 percent jump in quarterly profit on Friday, as the lender reaped the benefits of its aggressive cost-cutting efforts. Noninterest expenses fell 7.5 percent to US$13.9 billion in the first quarter from a year earlier. The bank said it was on track to meet …