Tag: JP Morgan Chase

Exclusive: U.S. steps up probe of JPMorgan over Bear mortgage bonds

  The U.S. Department of Justice has stepped up a probe in recent weeks into Bear Stearns & Co’s mortgage dealings in the run-up to the financial crisis, according to two sources familiar with the situation, raising the possibility that JPMorgan Chase & Co may face yet another case over […]

Naira drops on reduced dollar supply

The naira declined against the United States dollar on the inter-bank market, reaching a two-month low and capping the worst week in 12, as foreign inflows and oil company foreign-exchange sales were said to be limited. The local currency retreated 0.3 per cent to N158.525 a dollar, the lowest closing […]

JPMorgan says trading loss grew to $4.4 billion

JPMorgan Chase, the largest bank in the United States, said Friday that its loss from a highly publicized trading blunder had grown to $4.4 billion in the most recent quarter, more than double the bank’s original estimate of $2 billion. The bank also said that it was reducing its net […]