Germany’s Deutsche Bank on Wednesday reported strong third-quarter results after settling historic litigation issues related to its takeover of Postbank. Profit before tax reached €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion), the bank said, boosted by the €440 million released from Postbank-related litigation provisions. The figure was 31% higher than in the third quarter of last year. “We made important progress in putting legacy litigation matters behind us, while also producing a record third-quarter profit in our operating business,” said chief executive Christian Sewing. Shareholders received almost €1.5 …