JPMorgan Chase is one of the largest and most complex financial institutions in the United States, with nearly $3.9 trillion in assets. It is organized into four major segments--consumer and community banking, corporate and investment banking, commercial banking, and asset and wealth management. JPMorgan operates, and is subject to regulation, in multiple countries.

JPMorgan Chase is one of world's largest diversified-banking firms. The company operates a leading global corporate and investment bank and is the second-largest mortgage originator in the United States, after Wells Fargo. JPMorgan Chase also operates a large retail-banking network and is a leading credit card issuer.

Stocks are higher with small-caps again leading the way, up 1.5%. There's a lot of news driving market mood today - big bank earnings, inflation data on the wholesale side, and a re-pivot back to tech stocks after a selloff yesterday. Big banks are reporting good and bad new. Today's PPI data came in hotter than expected, with June up 2.6% compared to a year ago. On a monthly basis, prices kicked up 0.2% after being unchanged the month before. Today's inflation data comes a day after the very welcome news on the consumer side that CPI fell to 3.0% in June, more than expected. Wall Street will need to rest up this weekend as earnings, across a broad specter of sectors, really kick into gear next week. It's likely to be a long weekend for President Biden as the drum continues to beat for him to drop out of the presidential race.

AI is being used as a tool to make Financial sector companies more profitable. The sector is using AI for financial planning, underwriting, trading, and fraud protection, among other areas, allowing professionals to reduce time working on mundane tasks and instead focus on core tasks that drive their businesses. Financial advisors are using AI to draft financial plans and portfolios for clients, identifying patterns in spending and savings habits. In trading, AI allows algorithms to analyze large sums of data and historical trends in order to recognize patterns and movements in markets. Since it uses an algorithm, AI can digest and analyze huge sums of information in order to make trades faster, smarter, and more accurate. AI also is used in underwriting. By scanning a company's historical data and identifying trends, "AI-driven underwriting systems" can automate risk assessment, such as optimal loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios. But artificial intelligence may be the most impactful in identifying and combating credit-card fraud. Card companies use AI models that analyze data patterns and customer spending habits almost instantly. As a result, suspicious payments or transactions are flagged immediately -- and the amount of time it takes for both the company and the customer to identify suspicious activity is decreased significantly. We believe that the use of AI will continue to grow and will help Financial sector companies be more successful. Here is a list of Argus BUY-rated stocks in the Financial sector that are leaders in the use AI.