Emily Flippen

This is Motley Fool Money.

It's Tuesday, October 14th.

Welcome to Motley Fool Money.

I'm your host, Emily Flippen, and today I'm joined by analysts Jason Hall and Jeff Santoro.

Guys, I am really excited to get into some of the shifting trends that we've been seeing over the course of the past year.

That includes a 250% rise in Robinhood shares, as well as beer and alcohol consumption reaching all-time lows in the United States.

But first, I know we have some very important housekeeping to do with the news of the day and bank earnings.

I mean, I guess we really should eat our veggies before moving straight to dessert, right?

And Jason, every quarter, a slew of banks report quarterly results.

That really kicks off earnings season.

And you're a better analyst than Jeff and myself because you actually look forward to these reports every quarter.

But...

Today, we're seeing a lot of broad-based beats, it seems.

Dealmaking, trading, they're all running hot in the first full quarter here.

When you look at these reports, what do you think investors should be taking away?

JP Morgan has always been the exception to the rule here for banks in terms of its relative performance.

I know, Jeff, every single time we have these banks reporting earnings, everybody is itching to know what CEO Jamie Dimon had to say.

It seems like he always has a hot take for us.

Did he say anything that piqued your interest?

Well, even if we are sticking our heads in the sand, ignorance may be bliss here.