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Tag: Volcker Rule

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Why the Senate Won’t Touch Jamie Dimon

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt —

JPMorgan Chase is the biggest campaign donor to many of the members of the Senate Banking Committee who were charged with investigating the bank’s CEO, Jamie Dimon, in mid June.

Posted on Jun 21, 2012 READ MORE

Paul Volcker and His Rule

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon may be less concerned with the actual $2 billion his bank lost than the credence it lends to calls for tougher regulation.

Posted on May 16, 2012 READ MORE | 1 COMMENT

JPMorgan and the $2 Billion Bet

University of Missouri-Kansas City professor, author and former financial regulator William Black explains what’s wacky about JPMorgan Chase’s version of events that led to the firm’s $2 billion loss in the derivatives market last week.

Posted on May 15, 2012 READ MORE | 3 COMMENTS

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Fallout From JPMorgan Chase’s $2 Billion Loss

JPMorgan Chase & Co. weathered the 2008 financial crisis without reporting a loss. But a failed hedging strategy that recently cost the company $2 billion has called into question the ability of its leaders to manage risk and intensified the debate on banking reform.

Posted on May 11, 2012 READ MORE | 9 COMMENTS

Homosexuality May Become a Felony in Liberia

Liberia is considering two proposals that would make consensual same-sex acts punishable with jail time; NATO refuses to get involved in the crisis in Syria; and a Jewish journalist killed by terrorists was baptized posthumously by the Mormon Church. These discoveries and more after the jump.