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Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon made waves last week, calling out the regulatory environment for banks as downright un-American.That kind of bluster is old hat for the top bank exec. Dimon was quick to position himself as the chief critic of bank regulation even as J.P. Morgan’s JPM, +0.32% peers Bank of America BAC, […]
The new European Central Bank headquarters in Frankfurt.Photograph: BORIS ROESSLER/EPAGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the financial markets, the world economy, business and finance.It’s the start of a busy week. Investors are poised for Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting, where Mario Draghi might finally announce a sovereign bond-buying programme.Anticipation of a big QE package has driven government […]
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Benchmarks settled in the green on Friday boosted by upbeat jobs data. The S&P 500 reached its 49th record high this year and the Dow registered the same for the 34th time this year. The S&P 500 and the Dow also registered their seventh successive week of gains. However, the Nasdaq ended in the red for the week.For a look […]
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After an incredible 5-year bull market run, which saw the S&P 500 double from its March 2009 low of 666, many stock market watchers were sure this would be the year that things would finally turn.There certainly has been no shortage of bad news that would cause investors and traders to sell.”Just this year alone, the list of anxiety-provoking […]
