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JPMorgan Posts Record $21.2 Billion Quarter as Dealing Booms
The largest U.S. bank reported its biggest quarterly profit ever on July 14, powered by a 27 percent surge in investment banking revenue.
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Quarterly results read closely: segment margins, working capital, guidance changes, and the questions management declined to answer on the call.
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How the Earnings Season Calendar Actually Works, Quarter After Quarter
Banks first, tech last, and a flood in between: the season is a schedule as much as an event, and the schedule carries information.
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How Do Buybacks Manufacture Earnings Growth Without New Profit?
Repurchases shrank the S&P 500's share count by roughly two percent a year for a decade — arithmetic that lifts EPS while net income stands still.
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First-Quarter Earnings Grew 28.6 Percent, the Best Since Late 2021
With 97 percent of the S&P 500 reported, the season delivered roughly double the growth markets entered it expecting.
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Why Does Guidance Often Matter More Than the Earnings Themselves?
Stocks trade on the future being revised, not the past being reported — the mechanics of why a beat can sell off and a miss can rally.