Some industry leaders are reportedly eyeing a deal that could help them skirt around limits on how much they can charge for debit-card fees.

Financial sector stocks are ripping into their second quarter earnings reports. Wall Street analysts think the strength is justified.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings before the open on Tuesday, July 14, kicking off earnings season alongside several other major banks.

Big banks have reportedly been looking to acquire a payments processing network from Fiserv, and the financial technology firm's stock is getting a boost Tuesday on the news.

The blue-chip index is racing ahead another +170 points in pre-market trading so far today, adding to its all-time closing high Monday.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) shares are trading higher by almost 1% on Tuesday as traders gear up for the bank's upcoming quarterly results and digest a fresh round of Wall Street forecast and price-target updates.

JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM | JPM Price Prediction) spent the past decade transforming from a diversified megabank into the undisputed heavyweight of American finance.

JPMorgan (JPM) enters Q2 earnings season with a favorable setup and the potential for an earnings beat. JPM trades near its all-time high, yet forward P/E and P/B have compressed as earnings estimates outpace price gains. A potential catalyst is an upward revision to NII guidance, reflecting a more hawkish Fed and improved market activity.

The financial-technology stock was the biggest riser in the S&P 500 ahead of the open, despite broader tech weakness.