JPMorgan Profit Leaps Nearly 80% http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0715/jpmorgan-profit-leaps-80/

US banking giant JPMorgan Chase on Thursday announced a net profit of 4.8 billion dollars in the second quarter, up nearly 80 percent from the same period last year. Reporting solid performance across most business areas, the New York-based bank's profits included 1.5 billion dollars that had been set aside to cover bad loans.'