Reuters: HSBC says first-quarter profit up, bad debts jump

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HSBC says first-quarter profit up, bad debts jump
      

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings said its profit in the first quarter was ahead of a year earlier as growth in Asia and elsewhere helped counter another big hit for bad debts on U.S. home loans.
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