💼💹 Bank JPMorgan $JPMusalong with other US banks today announced results for 4Q 2023. For the quarter, it reported net income of $9.3 billion ($3.04 per share). For the full year, net income is $49.6 billion ($16.23 per share). That's a decent chunk of change, which is part of why it's the largest bank in the US. Buoyed by better lending margins and the acquisition of failed...
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Shares of US banks have been rising solidly recently. Shares of $BAC are up about 12% over the past month and shares of $JPM are up about 9%. I've been buying quite a bit of $BAC stock around the $28 price and the current growth and appreciation obviously makes me happy.

Which bank stocks do you have in your portfolio and what is the appreciation on them?

What is your favourite stock from the banking sector? As far as I can see, the best known stocks like $BAC or $C are trading well below their highs. Compared to $JPM, which is holding up relatively well. Which player in this sector is your favorite?

JPMorgan is coming to the rescue again!

I've been getting some news from the banks popping up a lot lately. Although it's not quite my cup of tea, I've written quite a few posts on them over the past few weeks and today I'll continue again with the popular and familiar $JPM

Have a nice Wednesday, my friends.

I'm not going to write any direct news today, rather I just want to give space to discuss how you think this first busy week is going so far and JPMorgan's outlook for today's Fed meeting, which I'm sure we will all be watching closely. 😊

Last week we started with the results of the big banks, today the continuation in the form of Bank of America. $BAC

Another one of the biggest US banks and Warren Buffett's favorite bank unveiled its results and they were above expectations. The bank jumped a percentage point higher in pre-trading hours.

I recently bought shares of $BAC as the stock is at a nice price. However, I am thinking of buying more shares of $JPM, but the stock is currently too high.

What stocks from the banking sector are included in your portfolio and what bank stocks are you planning to buy?

Whose results will you be watching this week? For me, it's definitely JPMorgan $JPM, which I continue to hold in my portfolio. Analysts here are expecting year-over-year earnings per share growth (about 30%) and sales up about 20% from last quarter. That doesn't look bad at all, so I'm hoping it turns green on Friday.

Giant US banks have passed the Fed's stress test.

The five largest U.S. banks said Friday they will return more cash to shareholders after passing the Fed's stress tests early last week, a show of strength that reinforces the gap between the industry giants and smaller regional rivals.

Amazon $AMZN will expand its mobile phone offerings for Prime members.

Apple $AAPL will offer high-yield savings accounts.

JP Morgan $JPM now controls more than 15% of US bank deposits.

Google $GOOG now controls more than 90% of global search traffic.

Meta $META just announced that it has 3 billion active users across all of its platforms.

A few companies now control almost...
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To make matters worse about the AI - Jamie Dimon (CEO and billionaire) of $JPM announced on Thursday that JPMorgan is currently already developing a ChatGPT-like AI app that will give personalized investment advice and recommendations to the bank's clients.

Let's play a game! Build a dividend empire. 🤑🤑🤑

Which 5 companies will be in your portfolio? Let me know. 💪👇

🌐 $V
🧰 $DE
🥤 $KO
🛠️ $HD
🚬 $PM
💳 $MA
💨 $MO
😷 $JNJ
🚜 $CAT
🛍️ $TGT
💰 $JPM
🏦 $BAC
🚂 $UNP
🛢️ $CVX
🏡 $LOW
⛽️ $XOM
🍔 $MCD
🛒 $WMT
🍎 $AAPL
🖥️ $MSFT
🦺 $MMM
🧪 $ABBV
📡 $AVGO

Another continuation of the First Republic story, here comes the rescue!?

After...
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