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.

JPMorgan Chase significantly exceeded fourth-quarter expectations with strong earnings, despite challenges like credit costs and regulatory pressures.

Activity on Wall Street helped buoy the bank’s fourth-quarter earnings.

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JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and Citi kicked off earnings season on Wednesday with their December-quarter results.

Shares of JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are seeing strong returns Thursday morning, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average into positive territory.

Better bank earnings and inflation readings sent bond and stock prices higher. Earnings and politics will likely have the most significant impact on markets this week.

JPMorgan’s net income soared 50% to more than $14 billion in the fourth quarter as the bank’s profit and revenue easily beat Wall Street forecasts, and other major banks reported banner earnings for the year.

Banks such as JPM, C and GS started the earnings season off on a positive note when all beat expectations on the top and bottom-line

Jan. 27, 12:30 p.m. ET U.S. stocks got walloped Monday: The S&P 500 was down about 2% at 12:30 p.m. EST, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sank 3%, heading toward its worst percentage loss since Dec. 18 and third-worst day of the last two years.

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RBC Capital Markets analyst Michael Carroll adjusted the price target on ProLogis shares, traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:PLD), increasing it to $128 from the previous target of $125. The firm has maintained a Sector Perform rating on the stock.