Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market’s opening bell: JPMorgan Chase — Shares ticked higher by 0.2% after JPMorgan Chase results topped analyst estimates ; trading revenue hit a record of nearly $9 billion. Goldman Sachs — The investment bank fell 0.3% after Goldman exceeded Wall Street estimates on better-than-expected investment banking activity and bond trading. Goldman earned $12.25 per share, more than analysts’ consensus $11 a share, according to LSEG. Revenue of $15.2 billion beat the anticipated $14.1 billion. Wells Fargo — San Francisco-based Wells’ third-quarter financial results topped expectations, sending shares 2.5% higher. Earnings came in at $1.66 per share on $21.44 billion in revenue, versus the $1.55 a share on $21.15 billion in revenue estimated by analysts polled by LSEG. Wells Fargo also raised its profitability target. BlackRock — The asset manager ticked down 0.3% after better-than-expected third-quarter results. BlackRock earned $11.55 per share, excluding one-time items, on revenue of $6.51 billion, while analysts forecast $11.24 per share and $6.23 billion in revenue. Citigroup — Shares rose 0.3% after Citi said it earned $1.86 per share in the third quarter, ahead of the $1.73 estimated by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Revenue of $22.09 billion exceeded the consensus forecast for $21.09 billion. Levi Strauss — The denim maker dipped 0.4%. Levi Strauss earned adjuste …
