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☆ JPMorgan execs call for unity in a memo to staff on Trump's victory
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon congratulated Donald Trump on winning the White House. In a memo to staff, Dimon and other top JPM executives called for "bringing our nation together." On Wednesday, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon weighed in to say the time has come to band together as a nation. In a memo to staff, members of the bank's operating committee, including Dimon, congratulated Trump before recalling Dimon's comments from Election Day about national unity. AdvertisementRead the full contents of the Wednesday memo from JPMorgan's Operating Committee about Trump's victory below.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Donald Trump, Dimon, —, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Jamie, Diana Frost, Kraft Heinz, Judith Kent, Harris, Walz, Kent, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, JD Vance, Ashley Bacon, Jeremy Barnum, Lori Beer, Tim Berry, Mary Erdoes, Wealth Management Stacey Friedman, Teresa Heitsenrether, Marianne Lake, Consumer & Community Banking Robin Leopold ,, Doug Petno, Global Banking Jenn Piepszak, & Investment Bank Daniel Pinto, JPMorgan Chase Troy Rohrbaugh, & Investment Bank Sanoke Viswanathan, Reed Alexander Organizations: White, Service, Wednesday, JPMorgan, Dimon, Wells, Wall Street, Wealth Management, Consumer & Community Banking, Human, Global Banking, & Investment Bank, International Consumer Locations: Wall, United States, Washington ,, Wells Fargo, Michigan

☆ Big banks are bracing for losses as Americans struggle to pay off debt
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

American consumers and businesses are having a hard time paying off credit card, auto, and commercial real estate debt. Bank CEOs said on recent earnings calls that elevated prices and interest rates continue to weigh on Americans. According to Federal Reserve data, the past-due debt share for credit card, auto, and commercial real estate has recently risen to above pre-pandemic levels. That's because some loans are coming due — forcing businesses to refinance at much higher interest rates. The financial roller coaster of pandemic payments, whipsawing inflation, and high interest rates are especially affecting lower-income Americans.

Persons: —, Wells Fargo's, haven't, Bruce McClary, David Schiff, Schiff, Edmunds, Stephen Biggar, Biggar, Jane Fraser, Brian Moynihan, Charles Scharf, Wells, Jeremy Barnum, There's, I'm Organizations: Bank, Service, Federal Reserve, Business, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of, New, Fed, National Foundation, Credit, Argus Research, Bank of America's Locations: Wells Fargo, delinquencies

☆ Bank bosses aren't worried about lower interest rates — and even see some upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street's biggest banks face a less profitable lending environment as interest rates fall. Bank bosses shrugged off those concerns this week and pointed to several benefits of lower rates. AdvertisementLending threatens to become far less lucrative for Wall Street's biggest banks as interest rates fall. But he said the Fed's jumbo rate cut might have sparked more activity in debt capital markets recently. AdvertisementCEO David Solomon said the Fed's first rate cut has raised hopes of avoiding a US recession, which could translate into more economic activity.

Persons: shrugged, —, Alistair Borthwick, Banks, Jane Fraser, Fraser, Mark Mason, Wells, Charles Scharf, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Sharon Leshaya, Citi's Fraser, Jeremy Barnum, Barnum, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, BoA, Goldman Organizations: Bank, Service, Wall, Federal Reserve, Bank of America, Citigroup, Citi Locations: refi

☆ Election chaos and Friday’s tech outage are taking the market on a wild ride
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Stocks are soaring this year, but that could soon change as election chaos takes the market on a rollercoaster ride. But this has been a destabilizing week for US stocks and the market trajectory could be shifting. The Dow was down more than 430 points, or 1%, in the morning trading session on Friday as the tech outage continued to rattle investors. Former President Donald Trump, meanwhile, said in an interview with Bloomberg that Taiwan should pay for its own defense. The bright sideInvestors have been largely resilient this year and some financial bigwigs say the election won’t change that.

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☆ Wall Street banks see investment banking improvement, with some caution
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The results by three major U.S. banks kicked off the second-quarter earnings season. Maximize Item 1 of 2 Signs of JP Morgan Chase Bank, Citibank and Wells Fargo & Co. bank are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photo [1/2] Signs of JP Morgan Chase Bank, Citibank and Wells Fargo & Co. bank are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. Wells Fargo CFO Mike Santomassimo said on a call that the bank has seen good activity across the investment grade desk, capital markets and the leverage finance business. Goldman's earnings are expected to more than double versus the second quarter of 2023, when they dropped to a three-year low.

Persons: Wells, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Mark Mason, Mason, JP Morgan, Jeremy Barnum, Mike Santomassimo, Moody's, Goldman, Noor Zainab Hussain, Manya Saini, Niket, Nupur Anand, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar, Megan Davies, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Citigroup, JPMorgan, Citi, Equity, JP Morgan Chase Bank, Citibank, Wells Fargo & Co, Chevron Chevron, Morgan, Thomson Locations: Chevron Chevron The U.S, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Investment banking is finally gaining steam. Here's why JPMorgan's Jeremy Barnum says it might not last.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Barnum also said the bank's debt capital markets jump was due more to refinancing than fundraising for deals and raised concerns about the future of IPOs. 'Down round' fears haunt the IPO marketOn public issuances, which are handled by the bank's equity capital markets business, Barnum said he would have expected stronger numbers in more normal times. "The regulatory overhang is there, remains there," on the advisory side of the business, Barnum said. Barnum suggested that the flow of capital into credit could be slowing because there isn't enough dealmaking to justify continued fundraising.

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☆ Strong spending is obscuring an economy that isn’t working for many Americans
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Even after years of inflation, geopolitical chaos and recession in Europe, the US economy remains robust and resilient. Unemployment rose to 3.9% last month, lower-income consumers are spending less and businesses are limiting employee hours and pay. A recent survey by Santander Bank of its customers found that while inflation fears have largely subsided, middle-income Americans are pessimistic about the economy. Those Americans could still be suffering, but their stories are obscured by data that paints a broad picture of a resilient economy. Piepszak, meanwhile, now leads the company’s newly combined commercial and investment bank with her co-CEO Troy Rohrbaugh.

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☆ Jamie Dimon could step down sooner than expected. Here’s who could run the country’s biggest bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has bumped up his retirement plans, the longtime head of America’s largest bank said Monday. Over the course of his tenure at JPMorgan Chase, he’s become somewhat synonymous with the largest US bank by assets. But Dimon can’t lead forever, and at 68 years old, the question of succession has grown more important. “Everyone knows they’re going to die, but at one point it’s right here and you realize it’s true and it’s true maybe sooner than you think,” Dimon said. “And so it’s nice to end every day by saying, ‘That was a good day.’ Every meeting, that was a good meeting.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Dimon, he’s, —, ” Dimon, “, can’t, ”, “ Dimon, Marianne Lake, Jennifer Piepszak, Piepszak, Troy Rohrbaugh, Rohrbaugh, Mary Erdoes, Jeremy Barnum, Daniel Pinto, COOs Gordon Smith, Smith, what’s, hasn’t Organizations: New, New York CNN, JPMorgan, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, CNN, Bloomberg Locations: New York

☆ Earnings season is here. These are the biggest storylines the market is watching.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon issued a warning in the bank's earnings report Friday. With so much at stake, here's an earnings season cheat sheet of when some of the biggest companies are reporting and the storylines to follow. Themes to watch: AI could reduce the number of junior bank employees thanks to the tech automating their grunt work . Themes to watch: Netflix was dubbed the king of streaming earlier this year after a big earnings report. The bank's earnings report beat analysts' expectations, but advisory revenues were down 21% year-over-year.

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☆ Here's why JPMorgan's top brass are doubtful that a major M&A comeback is on the horizon
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-12 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewWall Street has been hopeful that M&A activity will return this year as rates fall. On Friday, the bank reported $41.9 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 9% year-over-year — a figure that surpassed analysts' expectations. The retreat from dealmaking produced a nine-year low in terms of the number of individual M&A transactions in the quarter, LSEG reported. Dimon's warningsThe comments from JPMorgan's top brass come as Dimon issues warnings about the prospect of a gloomier economic environment.

Persons: —, Jamie Dimon, Jeremy Barnum, Barnum, Biden, that's, Goldman Sachs, Stephan Feldgoise, LSEG, EY, Dimon, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, JPMorgan, Business, London Stock Exchange Group Locations: megamergers, dealmaking, Asia, Pacific

☆ JPMorgan Chase to open more than 500 new branches in the next 3 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The bank, which already boasts the largest number of branches compared to its competitors in the United States, said it would open more than 500 new Chase branches and hire 3,500 employees in the next three years. JPMorgan said it plans to expand its footprint in cities like Boston, Minneapolis, and Charlotte, North Carolina. Morgan” branches, its higher-end offering for more affluent customers, across the country. Morgan” branches were previously First Republic branches, JPMorgan said. JPMorgan purchased most of First Republic Bank in May after it joined a string of regional bank failures in the spring of 2023.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, we’re, ”, Marianne Lake, ” Jeremy Barnum, J.P, Morgan ” Organizations: CNN, JPMorgan, Chase, Bank of America, First Republic Bank Locations: United States, Boston , Minneapolis, Charlotte, North Carolina, Wells Fargo, Bankrate, New York, San Francisco, Republic

☆ What Wall Street bosses from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan are saying about the jobs outlook for 2024 in investment banking, wealth management, and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Alex Morrell | Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Last year, banks opened 2023 by forecasting layoffs, including for the investment bankers who suddenly had nothing to do following the pandemic-era M&A and IPO boom. Citigroup kicked off 2024 ominously, warning that it will lay off as many as 20,000 employees by 2026. The bank expects 2024 expenses to increase further to total $90 billion, up $2.8 billion from 2023, and much of that will be focused on hiring. CFO Barnum on Friday said the bank is gearing up for a "rebound in the investment banking wallet." Headcount declined 3% to 80,006 from 82,427, while compensation expenses rose to $24.5 billion from $23 billion.

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☆ The holiday spending outlook is sluggish across thousands of retailers: CNBC Supply Chain Survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Photographer: Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs holiday shopping season begins, lack of big orders from retailers is the rule amid fears that consumer spending will be weak, according to a new CNBC Supply Chain Survey. At the CNBC Evolve Global Summit last Thursday, Target CEO Brian Cornell said the company is doubling down on its cautious outlook for the holiday season. The CNBC Supply Chain Survey was conducted October 21-October 31 among logistics executives who manage freight manufacturing orders and transportation, including those at C.H. Lunar New Year and order volumes The CNBC Supply Chain Survey underscores an overall climate of uncertainty that is defining the market right now. The freight trucking recession Trucking companies get paid per load, and the low expectations for orders imply potentially lower revenue this holiday season.

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☆ As the market enters correction territory, don't blame the American consumer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Amazon.com Inc | ReutersThe initial third-quarter report on gross domestic product showed consumer spending zooming higher by 4% percent a year, after inflation, the best in almost two years. How is this possible with interest rates on everything from credit cards to cars and homes soaring? But they were below expectations at electric-vehicle leader Tesla , which blamed high interest rates, and at Ford . "And as interest rates rise, the proportion of that monthly payment that is interest increases." At American Express , which saw U.S. consumer spending rise 9%, the mild surprise was the company's disclosure that young consumers are adding Amex cards faster than any other group.

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A street sign for Wall Street is seen in the financial district in New York, U.S., November 8, 2021. Wells Fargo, which has reduced headcount for every quarter since the third quarter of 2020, said it still sees more opportunities for layoffs. Investment banking powerhouse Morgan Stanley also disclosed a near 2% drop in its total headcount on Wednesday, compared to the prior quarter. At the investment banks Goldman and Morgan Stanley expenses rose 18% and 5% in the quarter, compared to a year earlier. The bank in January dismissed 3,200 employees, its biggest round of layoffs since the 2008 financial crisis.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Jeremy Barnum, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Thomas DiNapoli, Goldman Sachs, Denis Coleman, That's, Coleman, Manya Saini, Niket, Lananh Nguyen, David Evans Organizations: Wall, REUTERS, JPMorgan, PNC Financial, Citigroup, Bank of America, Investment, Banks, Citi, Goldman, BofA, PNC, New York, GOLDMAN, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Wells Fargo, Wells, GOLDMAN SACHS BUCKS, headcount

A Citi sign is seen at the Citigroup stall on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Big bank executives warned a number of products and services could become uneconomical if new proposed bank capital hikes are adopted as written, but said they were hopeful they could win some changes. Citi Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason said the proposal would lead to a 16% to 20% increase in the bank's capital. The bank is reviewing products and operations, he said, highlighting equity investments, which will also be deemed much riskier under the rules. Citi is also reviewing credit products and where they may need to reprice those, and whether they need to restructure any of their markets positions.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Jeremy Barnum, Barnum, Michael Barr, Banks, Mark Mason, Mason, Wells, Michael Santomassimo, Santomassimo, Tatiana Bautzer Organizations: Citi, Citigroup, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Rights, Big, JPMorgan, . Federal, Basel III, Thomson Locations: Wells Fargo, Basel

☆ JPMorgan profit beats estimates on record interest income, First Republic purchase
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 13 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N) beat expectations for third-quarter profit on Friday as a tighter monetary policy and the acquisition of failed First Republic Bank drove its interest income to a record high. Shares of the bank rose 1.1% to $147.40 in premarket trading. Rivas, who previously ran the financial institutions group, was one of JPMorgan's lead negotiators in its purchase of First Republic. The lender's profit rose 35% to $13.15 billion, or $4.33 per share, for the three months ended Sept. 30. Excluding one-time costs, the bank reported a profit of $4.50 per share, above analysts' average estimate of $3.96 per share, according to LSEG IBES data.

Persons: Caitlin Ochs, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, NII, SoftBank Group's, Jeremy Barnum, Fernando Rivas, Rivas, JPMorgan's, Jay Horine, Wells Fargo, Niket, Nupur Anand, Lananh Nguyen, Anil D'Silva Organizations: JPMorgan Chase Bank, REUTERS, JPMorgan, Bank, First Republic, First, Federal, Arm Holdings, Investment, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Ukraine, Israel, First Republic, North America, Bengaluru, New York

☆ The earnings and economic data shows the consumer is still in control of the economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Tim Mullaney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Moody's says that consumer savings rates are rising after bottoming out in June 2022. "We still see it as a normalization, not a deterioration story when we talk about consumer credit.'' But consumer loan delinquency rates are at 2019 levels, and below any level ever seen before 2014, according to Federal Reserve data. At JPMorgan, mortgage credit quality is so solid that the bank reported no net chargeoffs in the second quarter. Overall, the Bureau of Economic Analysis says consumer spending on new vehicles rose $40 billion to $642.4 billion in the first half of the year, with most gains coming in the second quarter.

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LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Barclays (BARC.L) warned on Thursday of growing pressure on its UK business and missed forecasts for its investment bank as a global corporate dealmaking slump persists, sending its shares down despite announcing a bigger share buyback. The British bank reported first-half pretax profit of 4.6 billion pounds ($6 billion), in line with the average analyst forecast of 4.5 billion pounds, and higher than the 3.7 billion pounds in the same period a year ago. The bank set aside 896 million pounds in the six-month period for potentially soured loans, more than double the 341 million pound charge the previous year. European rivals are also struggling, with Deutsche Bank reporting on Wednesday investment bank revenues would fall this year instead of staying flat. Several investors told Reuters this month they wanted the bank to prioritise returning more capital to shareholders instead of investing it, after the lender completed a 500 million pound buyback in April.

Persons: Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Jeremy Barnum, Lawrence White, Iain Withers, Sinead Cruise, Mark Potter Organizations: Barclays, Banking, JPMorgan, United, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Thomson Locations: Britain, United States

☆ Factbox: U.S. banks increase reserves for commercial real estate exposure
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Matt Tracy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

While regional banks carry the greatest exposure to the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, second quarter earnings show that a number of big banks have prepared for potential defaults, primarily on office loans. However, Borthwick noted the bank's office CRE exposure was low relative to its overall loan portfolio, at 2%. CRE loans represented just 15% of the bank's overall lending book, while only 1% of the CRE loan portfolio was office-related. WELLS FARGO (WFC.N)The bank said it had a $949 million increase in its allowance for credit losses, primarily CRE office loans. WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS.N)The regional bank's nonperforming CRE loans ticked up to $47.9 million last quarter from $35.8 million in the first quarter.

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So far the signs of revival has not translated into strong investment banking revenue, but markets see a better outlook. Goldman took $1.4 billion in writedowns in the second quarter tied to its consumer businesses and real estate investments. In discussing their earnings, Wall Street executives cited a flurry of initial public offerings as an encouraging sign that activity in capital markets will pick up after months in the doldrums. The lender was buoyed by a slight pickup in equity capital markets and a focus on its middle-market business. At Citigroup (C.N), CEO Jane Fraser warned on Friday that "the long-awaited rebound in investment banking has yet to materialize."

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☆ Premarket stocks: Bank CEOs are already complaining about new regulations they haven't even seen yet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Investors, worried about the economic atmosphere and the recent regional banking collapse, breathed a sigh of relief at the results. Jamie Dimon, head of JPMorgan Chase, commented on the bank’s Friday earnings call that non-bank financial rivals were “dancing in the streets” as regulators get ready to increase bank capital requirements. “This is great news for hedge funds, private equity, private credit, Apollo, Blackstone,” Dimon said of the proposed regulations. The change, they say, will increase the financial system’s resilience following the failures of three regional banks earlier this year. “The capital in the industry is sufficient,” said Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on his company’s earnings call Tuesday morning.

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July 18 (Reuters) - Bank of America (BAC.N) beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday as it earned more from customers' loan payments, while its investment banking business fared better than expected. The bank reported a 7% rise in investment banking fees to $1.2 billion, driven by higher interest payments and leasing revenue, the company said. The bank reported a profit of 88 cents per share in the second quarter, beating analysts' average expectations of 84 cents, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. BofA's net interest income (NII) rose 14% to $14.2 billion in the second quarter. The financial health of consumers underpins BofA's consumer banking unit, whose revenue rose 15% to $10.5 billion.

Persons: Brian Moynihan, Wells, JPMorgan Chase's, Jeremy Barnum, Manya Saini, Saeed Azhar, Lananh Nguyen, Anil D'Silva Organizations: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, U.S, Thomson Locations: U.S, Refinitiv, dealmaking, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Bulls and bears are locked in a battle for Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Bulls and bears have always engaged in battle on Wall Street. Before the Bell: Why is there a growing division between bulls and bears? If a rally continues, the bulls will say that the bears missed it. If it moves in the other direction, in a swift fashion, then the bears will say that the bulls were overly optimistic. “I don’t know if it’s going to lead to a soft landing, a mild recession or a hard recession,” Dimon said during the call.

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☆ U.S. banks point to resilient but slowing economy, flag risks ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. consumers still have a healthy balance sheet, the banks said, but warned spending was slowing and there had been a modest deterioration in some consumer debt. "The U.S. economy continues to be resilient," JPMorgan Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said. Investors have worried that high interest rates could push the economy into a recession, but the outlook remains uncertain. Wells CEO Charlie Scharf said the range of scenarios for the economy should narrow over the next few quarters. For now, the economy is performing better than many expected but will likely continue slowing.

Persons: JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo WFC.N, Wells, Jamie Dimon, Jeremy Barnum, Charlie Scharf, Larry Fink, Wells Fargo, Scharf, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Niket Nishant, Noor Zainab Hussain, Mehnaz Yasmin, Manya, Nupur Anand, Saeed Azhar, Megan Davies, Paritosh Bansal, Nick Zieminski Organizations: JPMorgan, Citigroup, Citi, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Wells, Bank of America, Manya Saini, Thomson Locations: Wells, U.S, Bengaluru, New York

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