<a href=’http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2014-08/29/c_133603827.htm’ target=’_blank’>U.S. banks’ net income rises to 40.2 bln in Q2</a>

U.S. banks’ net income rose 5.3 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period of last year as banks spent less money in loan-loss provisions and noninterest expenses, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) said Thursday.