NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (JEF) on Wednesday reported earnings of $163.8 million in its fiscal first quarter.

The New York-based company said it had profit of 66 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and to account for discontinued operations, came to 87 cents per share.

The investment banking and capital markets company posted revenue of $1.74 billion in the period.

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