09:52 AM EST - Scotiabank : reported strong first quarter earnings of $1.4 billion and increased its quarterly dividend by three cents per share. Scotiabank reported first quarter net income of $1,436 million compared with net income of $1,249 million in the same period last year. Year over year, net income grew 15%. Scotiabank
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