JPMorgan Chase delivered a strong third-quarter earnings report, outperforming Wall Street expectations and reinforcing the bank’s position as a bellwether for the industry amid a robust economic environment under President Donald Trump’s administration. “Each line of business performed well,” CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in the earnings release.

The bank reported earnings per share of $5.07, handily exceeding the analyst consensus of $4.85 to $4.84. This represented a 16% jump from the $4.37 per share tally from last year’s third quarter. Net income for the period reached $14.4 billion, marking a double-digit increase, while revenue climbed 9% year-over-year to $47.1 billion, also beating estimates and up from $42.65 billion a year earlier. The results were buoyed by record trading revenu

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