JPMorgan Chase’s fourth-quarter profit jumped 50%, boosted by strong revenues across its businesses, particularly on Wall Street. The earnings amounted to $4.81 a share, well above the $4.09 a share analysts polled by FactSet expected.

The largest banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs, reported bumper profits on Wednesday.

Big banks including JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs start reporting their fourth-quarter earnings today. Here are three things to eye in the results: 1. Revenues from investment banking and trading Donald Trump’s prospective return to the White House sparked hopes of a boom on Wall Street.

JPMorgan Chase is out with its fourth-quarter results and it's a blowout report. Here are the highlights: Profit was up 50%. That amounted to $4.81 a share, well above what analysts polled by FactSet expected at $4.