The largest bank in the nation, JPMorgan Chase & Co., led the way with $14.5 billion in profit, helped by growth virtually across the board, including increases in lending and credit-card transactions. Wells Fargo pulled in $4.9 billion and Citi earned $2.9 billion. All of the earnings were higher than analysts had expected.
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Fed Governor Christopher Waller, on the short list to succeed Chair Jerome Powell next year and scheduled to be interviewed for the job by U.S.