Another engine of value creation for Wall Street that has been slow in recent years is the IPO market — which is also set to pick up.

Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase kicked off banks earnings season with blowout results. Here's what it could mean for hiring across Wall Street.

Wall Street banks JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup notched up strong rises in profits at the end of last year, powered by a boom in trading and dealmaking. JPMorgan’s net earnings rose 50 per cent per cent to $14bn,

Wall Street just brought the fireworks, and the markets are loving it. Major U.S. banks like Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup delivered blockbuster earnings, blowing past expectations and sending their stock prices higher.