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Wells Fargo's finance chief said trading dropped a lot in the last weeks of September.

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Wells Fargo’s profit rose, loan balances grew, and profit beat estimates. Sales missed, trading gains fell, and credit-loss costs rose, so the report does not clearly change its outlook.

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Loan growth and lower costs helped Wells Fargo raise profit. Weaker trading income cut sales short, and the bank set aside more money for missed loan payments. Its profit beat estimates and returns improved, but sales missed and its full-year forecast stayed unchanged. These facts point in different directions, so the report does not clearly change the company’s outlook.

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