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| | Credit Suisse Profit More Than Doubles, Credit Suisse 2nd-Quarter Profit More Than Doubles - CBS News |
 | | Credit Suisse, which sold its Winterthur insurance unit to France's AXA SA in June, said revenue rose 18 percent to 8.79 billion francs ($7.14 billion), helped by commission and fee income from its private bank and sharply higher trading revenue. |
 | | Credit Suisse's private banking unit, which caters to the financial needs of wealthy clients, collected 16.5 billion francs ($13.4 billion) in fresh money, with strong inflows from Europe and the United States. |
 | | Credit Suisse, which has been restructuring its units in a program called "one bank," said in a statement, "Revenue and operational synergies from the integration, together with a firm focus on costs, will also contribute to further improvements in profitability." |
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