Fourth-quarter 2024 profits at Bank of America (BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) more than doubled, cementing a Wall Street revival that has dealmakers optimistic about the coming Trump era in 2025. Strong investment banking and trading results also helped push profits higher at other big banks in the fourth quarter,

Bank of America, Morgan Stanley earnings more than double for Q4. BAC stock and MS shares are closing in on buy points.

Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are next up in a series of bank earnings reports due out this week. The firms report fourth-quarter results on Thursday morning. Their competitors—JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo,