Deutsche Bank Extends Quarterly Profit Streak but Ukraine Clouds Outlook

Deutsche Bank Extends Quarterly Profit Streak but Ukraine Clouds Outlook
The headquarters of Deutsche Bank is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 19, 2018. Ralph Orlowski/Reuters
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FRANKFURT—Deutsche Bank posted a better-than-expected 17 percent rise in first-quarter profit on Wednesday as investment banking revenues climbed, but its share price fell as it warned that the Russia-Ukraine conflict could hurt annual earnings.

This year is crucial for Germany’s largest lender and Chief Executive Christian Sewing as he tries to deliver on targets he set out in a costly overhaul of the bank embarked upon in 2019.