{
  "id": 3248617,
  "title": "Scotiabank reports $2.95B Q3 profit, up from $2.53B a year ago",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/scotiabank-reports-2-95b-q3-profit-up-from-2-53b-a-year-ago",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:04:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/2026/08/25/scotiabank-reports-2-95b-q3-profit-up-from-2-53b-a-year-ago"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bank of Nova Scotia, commonly known as Scotiabank, reported a third-quarter profit of $2.95 billion, marking an increase from $2.53 billion in the same period last year. This represents an earnings per diluted share of $2.27, compared to $1.84 per diluted share a year ago. The company's adjusted profit for the quarter stood at $2.28 per diluted share, up from $1.88 per share in the prior year. The bank's revenue for the period totaled $10.54 billion, a rise from $9.49 billion in the same quarter last year. Scotiabank's provision for credit losses amounted to $1.08 billion, up from $1.04 billion a year earlier. Analysts had projected an adjusted profit of $2.10 per share and revenue of $9.99 billion.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}