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PNC Financial 1Q profit jumps 22 percent

Apr. 23, 2009
PNC Financial Services says its first-quarter profit jumped 22 percent, surpassing analysts' expectations. The Pittsburgh-based bank says it earned $460 million, or $1.03 per share, for the January -March period, after paying preferred dividends. This...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler