Bitcoin Hits $100K Milestone Amid Optimism Over Trump Policies 
SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off 
Japanese Pharmaceutical Stocks Slide as TrumpRx.gov Launch Sparks Market Concerns 
Toyota’s Surprise CEO Change Signals Strategic Shift Amid Global Auto Turmoil 
China's Refining Industry Faces Major Shakeup Amid Challenges 
Thailand Inflation Remains Negative for 10th Straight Month in January 
Oil Prices Slide on US-Iran Talks, Dollar Strength and Profit-Taking Pressure 
FDA Targets Hims & Hers Over $49 Weight-Loss Pill, Raising Legal and Safety Concerns 
Washington Post Publisher Will Lewis Steps Down After Layoffs 
Why the Middle East is being left behind by global climate finance plans 
Uber Ordered to Pay $8.5 Million in Bellwether Sexual Assault Lawsuit 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
UK Markets Face Rising Volatility as Hedge Funds Target Pound and Gilts 
Alphabet’s Massive AI Spending Surge Signals Confidence in Google’s Growth Engine 
SpaceX Pushes for Early Stock Index Inclusion Ahead of Potential Record-Breaking IPO 
India–U.S. Interim Trade Pact Cuts Auto Tariffs but Leaves Tesla Out 
Silver Prices Plunge in Asian Trade as Dollar Strength Triggers Fresh Precious Metals Sell-Off 
JPMorgan Chase & Co's net income rose to $12.1 billion, or $3.79 per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, from the previous year's $8.5 billion, or $2.57 per share.
The performance also surpassed its expected earnings of $2.62 per share, according to Refinitiv.
The increase is attributed to its strength in trading and investment banking offsetting the low borrowing rates on its bank's interest income.
According to JP Morgan chairman and CEO, Jamie Dimon, their credit reserves of over $30 billion will allow them to withstand an economic environment than many economists' forecasts.
In 2019, JPMorgan posted a $36.4 billion annual profit, the biggest in US banking history.
JPMorgan took a hit from the pandemic in earlier quarters but still managed to record a $29.1 billion income last year.
