Today’s bank earnings and market reaction a mixed bag–which is an improvement from Friday’s pessimism

Today’s bank earnings and market reaction a mixed bag–which is an improvement from Friday’s pessimism

More big bank earnings today–and, fortunately, they were a mixed bag. Which made them markedly better than Friday’s results. Bank of America’s (BAC) ‘s second-quarter earnings per share rose 12% to 46 cents, beating by 3 cents a share. Revenue climbed 7% to $22.8 billion against the Wall Street consensus of $21.915 billion. Shares of Bank of America closed up 0.5% today, July 18.

JPMorgan Chase: The first bank to report is better than expected

This morning JPMorgan Chase reported earnings of $1.35 a share,down 6.7% from the first quarter of 205. Revenue dropped 3%. But both earnings per share and revenue beat Wall Street’s projections. Wall Street was looking for a 13.4% drop in earnings–so a decline of just 6.7% seemed remarkably positive. Shares closed up 4.24% today. Good news for earnings-challenged first quarter results across the market

It’s time for pre-earnings fun and games.

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