Earnings Preview: JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), Bank of America Corp (BAC), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS)

Earnings season kicks into high gear on Wall Street this week, with five major U.S. banks -- JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- slated to post quarterly financial results. A sixth bank, Morgan Stanley, is scheduled to disclose its results next week. The financial sector was looking to benefit from a raise in interest rates this year, which would increase the cost of borrowing for the first time in nearly a decade. A hike...