It was not long ago that Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan, was considered the golden boy of American banking. After all, he had guided the bank mostly unscathed through the financial crisis of 2008. Then last year, the London Whale crisis erupted. Bruno Iksil, a London-based J.P. Morgan trader
Yesterday after the close, Google GOOG (GOOG) reported earnings of $9.56 per share, excluding items, compared to consensus of $10.78. Revenues came at $14.11 billion compared to the consensus forecast of $14.40 billion. Operating margins came at 28% compared to 33% for the same quarter in 2012. As I listened to Google’s
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. JPM is long from $34.14. As of this writing the stock is at $49.22. JPM earnings were slightly disappointing. What To Do Now? Those in the stock may continue to hold. Those not in the stock may wait for a signal on the
There has always been a debate about who was the real genius behind Apple Stores. Was it Steve Jobs or Ron Johnson? Now the debate is settled. The debacle at J.C.Penney strongly suggests that the real genius behind Apple Stores was Jobs, not Johnson. Unlike other disciplines, to be a genius in business, one
Yesterday after the market close, the Federal Reserve announced the results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). In CCAR, the Fed evaluates capital ratios under distressed financial and economic conditions, the plan to comply with Basel 3 capital requirements, and the capital planning process. The Fed approved capital plans
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert The position is long with an average price of $34.14. Currently, 15% of the full core position size is being held. There is no change in our fundamental thesis on JPM. More profits are yet to come. However the market is
On Thursday, Moody’s downgraded 15 banks. On the surface it seems counterintuitive, but the downgrade is positive for JP Morgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Bank of America (BAC) . My 30 years in markets have taught me that it is always positive when an overhang is lifted. Back in
A circus dwarf sat on the lap of J.P. Morgan, Jr. and posed for pictures while the storied banker waited to testify before a senate committee on the 1929 crash. A lot has changed since 1933, but some things have remained constant. Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan JPM is
There is not much doubt thatBest Buy (BBY) will go out of business eventually unless it changes the way it does business. Finally there is a big leap at Best Buy to arrest the company’s downward spiral. Best Buy founder and former chairman Richard Schulze has resigned. Schulze owns 20.1% of the company.
JP Morgan (JPM) recommendation is being withdrawn. JP Morgan reports unexpected big investment loss in the range of $800 million to $2 billion. JP Morgan’s CEO calls the loss egregious and self-inflicted. JP Morgan now sees more portfolio risk than they recently disclosed in their earnings call. This appears to be