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Robust rail fleet utilization and a surging secondary market propel earnings, with the Wells Fargo acquisition delivering double the expected EPS benefit.

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Goldman’s stock, which fell 4.6%, was on track for its worst performance in two months. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Bank of America—all of which hit records this month, too—dropped 3.4%, 2.3%, and 1.2%, respectively on Wednesday. Citi was down 3.3%, and Wells Fargo dropped 2%.

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Paze faces an uphill battle to get people to use its online checkout button over Apple Pay and Google Pay.

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If big bank earnings are any indication, consumers are doing fine despite the headwinds.

Wells Fargo announced plans to raise its dividend by 11% to $0.50 per share from $0.45 after the Federal Reserve’s stress test showed its CET1 ratio remaining well above requirements.

EPS surged 25% as revenue growth and efficiency gains accelerated across all segments.

Capital One is due to report after Tuesday’s close. The bank’s vast card business is crucial for the bank and offers a broad look at how consumers are doing.

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Marc Chaikin of Chaikin Analytics breaks down bank earnings, mega-cap tech divergence, oversold chip stocks, SpaceX's post-IPO slide and mid-cap names like Avnet this earnings season.

Wells Fargo & Company on Tuesday reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter results as higher fee income, investment banking activity and net interest income lifted revenue. The bank reported adjusted earnings of $1.96 per share, beating the Wall Street consensus estimate of $1.72....

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The banking giant just showed off its profit engine, but now it has to prove this new power is permanent.

Q2 earnings season kicked off with the big banks swinging for the fences, and Jefferies sees four dividend-paying giants still leaving serious upside on the table despite the rate uncertainty clouding the second half of 2026.

While we are still in the opening stages of the Q2 reporting cycle, the early results strongly reinforce the robust corporate earnings trend we've been seeing, with the big banks starting off the Q2 earnings season with remarkable momentum.

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Virtually everything worked in big banks’ favor in the second quarter, but there’s no shortage of things that could go wrong.

Virtually everything worked in big banks’ favor in the second quarter, but there’s no shortage of things that could go wrong.

Lenders’ results contrast with measures that show the highest credit card delinquency rates in 15 years.

Second-quarter earnings and June consumer inflation data offset continuing uncertainty about the Strait of Hormuz.

Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) reports a 25% increase in earnings per share and 9% revenue growth, while navigating expense pressures and market uncertainties.

Moby summary of Wells Fargo & Company's Q2 2026 earnings call

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39% That is how much the combined earnings of five big banks jumped in the most recent quarter from a year ago, with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo collectively earning more than $49 billion.

US benchmark equity indexes were mostly higher intraday as traders assessed the latest inflation dat

Mike Santomassimo, the bank’s CFO, attributed the positive credit trends to the U.S. economy and consumers remaining resilient even in the face of stickier-than-expected inflation. Santomassimo attributed that sturdiness to a relatively stable jobs environment. “We are not seeing cracks,” Santomassimo said on a call with reporters.