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JPMorgan Chase (JPM) Jump-Starts Earnings Season

Third-quarter earnings season is about to get underway, and it will start with reports from blue chips including JPMorgan Chase (JPM, $170.84), Delta Air Lines (DAL, $43.63) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH, $403.71).

Expectations are high for corporate results this time around. Sure, "the 90% second-quarter growth rate probably won't be duplicated for a long time," says Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at LPL Financial, but "we expect earnings to grow at a very solid pace of over 20% in the third and fourth quarters."

Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network, echoes this outlook for a strong . "Companies continue to sell more and to keep

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