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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America all crushed Q1 earnings, but strong results and a strong stock are very different things, and right now these three banking giants sit at very different points on the risk-reward curve.

CNBC's 20th annual state business rankings just upended conventional wisdom about which state economy leads the country, and the runner-up is pulling in more foreign investment than anyone else on the list while quietly carrying one of the biggest economic vulnerabilities in the nation.

Big banks are kicking off second quarter earnings season on Tuesday, with reports from JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), and Citigroup (C). Morgan Stanley (MS) posts its results on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter David Hollerith explains what investors need to know.

Another analyst on Wall Street is getting on board the SpaceX trade, just as the stock hits a weak moment.

Bank of America heads into Q2 earnings with expectations for strong revenues, NII and capital markets growth. What should investors do next?

Evercore recently said the overall landscape for big banks remains promising, creating an environment ripe for continued investment.