JPMorgan loses $2bn in bad trading.Summary: Traders at JPMorgan lost the company $2 billion in investments in the first quarter.Traders at JPMorgan lost the company $2 billion in investments in the first quarter. The losses come as a surprise to America's biggest bank which, after factoring in other gains, are estimated to come in at $800 million in the second quarter. Chief Executive Jamie Dimon James "Jamie" L. Dimon (born March 13, 1956) became CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. on January 1, 2006. He succeeded William B. Harrison, Jr., who became the company's chairman. Dimon succeeded Harrison as Chairman of JPMorgan on January 1, 2007, following Harrison's retirement. said strategy taken at its chief investment office had been "riskier, more volatile and less effective" than earlier thought. "There were many errors, sloppiness and bad judgement. These were egregious e·gre·gious adj. Conspicuously bad or offensive. See Synonyms at flagrant. [From Latin mistakes," he said in an unscheduled unscheduled Adjective not planned or intended Adj. 1. unscheduled - not scheduled or not on a regular schedule; "an unscheduled meeting"; "the plane made an unscheduled stop at Gander for refueling" conference call. "They were self-inflicted and this is not how we want to run a business." The loss was revealed in a regulatory filing. Independent Television News Limited 2011. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2012. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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