J.P. Morgan Reveals ‘London Whale’-Size Losses

Wall Street Journal
May 11, 2012

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the nation’s largest bank, surprised the market today, saying it has taken large losses stemming from derivatives bets gone wrong in the bank’s Chief Investment Office.

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J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the bank had taken $2 billion in trading losses in the past six weeks and could face an additional $1 billion in second-quarter losses due to market volatility.

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This article was posted: Friday, May 11, 2012 at 3:44 pm

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