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JPMorgan Chase reported a 17 per cent year-on-year drop in quarterly net income, a smaller decline than analysts had anticipated as record income from lending helped offset the continued slowdown in investment banking and a $1.5bn provision to cover bad credit. The largest US bank by assets said on Friday net income for the third quarter was $9.7bn, down from $11.7bn in the same period last year. The fall was less severe than analysts’ estimates for net income of $8.9bn, according to Bloomberg data.Revenues were up 10 per cent at $33.5bn, as Federal Reserve interest rate increases enabled JPMorgan to…

The question that all of college football is looking to have answered is the health of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. Young, who missed Alabama’s game against Texas A&M in Week 6 with a throwing-shoulder injury, has practiced this week on a limited basis as Nick Saban’s team prepares to travel to Knoxville for a matchup up with No. 6 Tennessee.  College football fans will have to wait another day in order to receive the answer to the question of the week. ALABAMA’S BRYCE YOUNG ‘MAKING PROGRESS’ AHEAD OF GAME AT NO. 6 TENNESSEE”Bryce has practiced some this week,” Saban said Thursday on…

British mum Leigh Rubidge shared her low-cost Asda children’s meal to a budgeting group on Facebook, which left her daughter ‘never wanting’ to order takeaway again Amid the current cost of living crisis, we’re always searching for more efficient ways to keep down the costs of everyday life – from energy bills to meals for dinner. Tackling the current soaring costs of living, Asda ‘s new Essential range provides shoppers with inexpensive meals in yellow and recognisable branded packaging. Savvy mum Leah Rubidge took to viral Facebook Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group to share a handy low-cost meal, which…

PHNOM PENH: At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in Cambodia’s Mekong river, authorities said on Friday (Oct 14). Rescue teams were searching for one other student after the incident occurred on Thursday in Kandal province about 53km southeast of the capital Phnom Penh, provincial police chief Chhoeun Sochet told Reuters. The victims were aged 11 to 14 years, he added. “This case is caused by the boat owner overloading the vessel, carelessness, and there were no life jackets for protection,” he said in a social media post. Two…

Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz has signed a new long-term deal at the club, despite strong links for a move away during the summer transfer window.The Brazilian’s contract was due to expire in the summer of 2023, but has opened up on his decision to commit his future to Villa despite Arsenal’s deadline day attempt to lure the 24-year-old to London.“I’m so happy,” he said. “I’m so happy in this club and I love this club. I love the people here, the staff and the players.TransfersGerrard running out of time at Aston Villa – Paper Round09/10/2022 AT 21:59“I’m so comfortable…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico’s Energy Bureau announced Thursday that it will investigate how a private company has handled complaints about electric bills after Hurricane Fiona knocked power out to the entire island.The announcement comes as a growing number of customers in the U.S. territory complain about being charged for electricity when they didn’t have power and receiving higher than normal power bills.The Independent Office of Consumer Protection urged the bureau last week to investigate difficulties in filing such complaints.The bureau called on Luma Energy to immediately stop any practice that prevents consumers from objecting to bills via…

Some NFL pass-rushers think they have been reduced to putting their “full body weight” into crossing their fingers and hoping their sacks are judged to be clean.  The Falcons’ Grady Jarrett and the Chiefs’ Chris Jones were called last week for roughing the passer penalties that set the league ablaze on Twitter because both plays looked like standard sacks. Jones even ripped the ball out of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr’s hand before they fell together. This is not football anymore. I know we have to protect the QB but Chris Jones was recovering a fumble. We have gotten ridiculous with…

 Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________Legal newsA US Judge has ordered that law firm Roche Freedman step down as lead counsel in a class action lawsuit against the USDT stablecoin issuer Tether and its sister company, the Bitfinex exchange. Bloomberg reported that the judge dismissed the firm following the August leaks involving the firm’s founding partner and crypto lawyer Kyle Roche boasting about the firm’s alleged relationship with the crypto startup Ava Labs. “We are pleased with the Court’s thorough and well-reasoned decision to…

CNN  —  Nancy Pelosi and Mike Pence don’t see eye to eye on much of anything politically. They are not now, nor have they ever been — even during Pence’s time in Congress – allies or even friends. And yet, on January 6, 2021 – when the US Capitol was under attack and rioters were chanting “Hang Mike Pence” – Pelosi did something so basic and so human that it speaks volumes about her: She worried for Pence’s well-being. In footage obtained exclusively by CNN of Pelosi and other congressional leaders at Fort McNair, where they were whisked following the…

Welcome to the Start TODAY Walking Challenge sponsored by Easy Spirit. Sign up for our free Start TODAY newsletter to join the challenge with Al Roker and receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox. Then, join us on the Start TODAY Facebook group for tips and motivation, to connect with others following the plan — and to get real-time advice from trainer Stephanie Mansour!People can improve their health in many ways simply by walking 8,000 to 9,000 steps a day, researchers say. Evidence has been accumulating over the past decade or so that walking can pay off big when it comes to conditions like hypertension,…