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Why is Wall Street losing black executives?

Jul 28, 2017
Some of the biggest U.S. banks are losing diversity, falling behind the rest of corporate America.

JPMorgan Chase settles debit card lawsuit with former inmates

Aug 5, 2016
Pennsylvania artist Jesse Krimes, the lead plaintiff in the case, joins us to talk about fair treatment for former inmates.
Pennsylvania artist Jesse Krimes at his art show in Chelsea.
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Bank earnings show higher lending at lower rates

Jul 15, 2016
Banks are learning to live with "lower for longer" interest rates.
Wells Fargo's net income was $5.6 billion in the second quarter of this year.
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Medium-sized raises at a big bank

Jul 12, 2016
JPMorgan Chase announces pay raises for entry-level workers.
JPMorgan Chase is giving 18,000 employees a bump in pay.
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How big banks turn prisons into profit centers

Jan 28, 2015
Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase have certain banking services on lockdown.

How a bank knows it has been hacked

Oct 3, 2014
JP Morgan Chase says 76 million households' accounts were compromised this summer.

For public good, not for profit.

Bank earnings show: Americans got better at paying off debts

Apr 16, 2014
What’s led to the overall improvement in creditworthiness for consumers.

Banks crack down on multitrader chatrooms

Dec 18, 2013
JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank are prohibiting the use of some chat rooms amid ongoing investigations of currency manipulation. The move comes after UBS’s investment banking arm did the same last month.
JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and UBS are cracking down on traders using the chat feature on their Bloomberg terminals, like the one above.
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Historic $13 billion deal between U.S., J.P. Morgan

Nov 19, 2013
The Justice Department is expected to announce a record-setting settlement with J.P. Morgan Chase over mortgages and mortgage-backed bonds.