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    May 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Key regulators learned of JPMorgan loss from media reports

    WASHINGTON — The public won't be protected from the type of risky bets that led to the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. until new rules are approved to allow better monitoring of complicated derivatives transactions, two key federal regulators told a Senate committee.
    WASHINGTON — The public won't be protected from the type of risky bets that led to the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. until new rules are approved to allow better monitoring of complicated derivatives transactions, two key federal...

    Tags: Republican Party, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Robert Menendez, Parties and Movements, Financial Markets

    2. May 22, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Regulators said they learned of JPMorgan loss from news reports

    WASHINGTON — Two key financial regulators told senators Tuesday that they learned of the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co., through media reports and that the public wouldn't be protected from the fallout from future incidents until new rules are finalized to allow better monitoring of such trades.
    WASHINGTON — Two key financial regulators told senators Tuesday that they learned of the huge trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co., through media reports and that the public wouldn't be protected from the fallout from future incidents until new...

    Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Republican Party, Christopher Dodd, FBI, U.S. Senate

    3. May 17, 2012 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  3. Senate confirms two to Fed board

    The Senate has confirmed President Obama's two nominees to the Federal Reserve Board, bringing the seven-member board to full strength for the first time since April 2006. Harvard economics professor Jeremy Stein, a Democrat, was confirmed Thursday on...

    Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Politics, Georgetown, Money and Monetary Policy, National Economic Council

    4. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Senate committee to look at JPMorgan loss

    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Banking Committee will examine the $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase & Co. as part of a hearing on implementation of the financial reform law.
    WASHINGTON -- The Senate Banking Committee will examine the $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase & Co. as part of a hearing on implementation of the financial reform law. The committee's chairman, Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), made the announcement...

    Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Christopher Dodd, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Jamie Dimon, Finance

    5. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. HUD Secretary Donovan urges Congress to make refinancing easier

    WASHINGTON — Congress should quickly pass legislation to make it easier for more homeowners to refinance their mortgages, a move that could help households save money on their monthly payments and boost the housing market, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON — Congress should quickly pass legislation to make it easier for more homeowners to refinance their mortgages, a move that could help households save money on their monthly payments and boost the housing market, Housing and Urban...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Mortgages, Parties and Movements, Robert Menendez

    6. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Senate Republicans block advancement of transportation bill

    In a sign of just how bad congressional dysfunction has gotten, <span class=&quot;runtimeTopic">Senate Republicans</span> on Tuesday blocked <span class="runtimeTopic">the advancement of</span> a transportation bill, a piece of legislation that traditionally has enjoyed broad bipartisan support.
    In a sign of just how bad congressional dysfunction has gotten, Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked the advancement of a transportation bill, a piece of legislation that traditionally has enjoyed broad bipartisan support. The vote was 52-44, short of...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Customs and Tradition, Parties and Movements, U.S. Senate

    7. Jan 31, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Republicans say consumer chief controversy will hurt businesses

    Republican senators warned Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that they believe his controversial recess appointment is invalid and legal challenges will lead to uncertainty for businesses about whether agency rules would be invalidated.
    Republican senators warned Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, that they believe his controversial recess appointment is invalid and legal challenges will lead to uncertainty for businesses about whether agency rules...

    Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Richard Cordray, Parties and Movements, Career and Workplace

    8. Apr 28, 2011 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  8. Doyle McManus: The right budget battle to watch

    You've no doubt been hearing the harrowing warnings about what might happen if Congress refuses to lift the federal government's debt ceiling, as some conservative Republicans have threatened.
    You've no doubt been hearing the harrowing warnings about what might happen if Congress refuses to lift the federal government's debt ceiling, as some conservative Republicans have threatened. If the federal government gets anywhere near defaulting on...

    Tags: Republican Party, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Politics, Regional Authority, Financial Markets

    9. May 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. What President Obama is telling high school graduates this year: 'Being president is a great job'

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    Democrat Obama tells Memphis' Booker T. Washington grads he's proud of them....
    10. May 24, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. JPMorgan's fantastic dividend

    &mdash; JPMorgan Chase has spent upward of $20 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in the past three years. On Tuesday, the bank received a healthy dividend on that investment.
    — JPMorgan Chase has spent upward of $20 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in the past three years. On Tuesday, the bank received a healthy dividend on that investment. Its chairman, Jamie Dimon, has admitted that the firm was "sloppy"...

    Tags: Republican Party, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Christopher Dodd, Politics, Mike Crapo

    11. May 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Key senator calls for hearings on JPMorgan trading loss

    Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who serves on the Senate Banking Committee, has called for a hearing on the $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co., saying that &ldquo;policies are going to be derived out of what's happened.&rdquo;
    Los Angeles Times
    Sen. Bob Corker, a Republican who serves on the Senate Banking Committee, has called for a hearing on the $2-billion trading loss by JPMorgan Chase & Co., saying that “policies are going to be derived out of what's happened.” Corker, who...

    Tags: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jeff Merkley, U.S. Senate, Carl Levin

    12. May 9, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. My stroke

    On Saturday, Jan. 21, I woke up with a headache. The headache worsened as the morning progressed, but I wanted to keep to my work schedule. At 11 a.m., a member of my staff, Andrew Weissert, picked me up at my house in Highland Park to take me to a noon meeting of my Eastern European Advisory Board in Chicago. In the car, I felt new symptoms &mdash; numbness in my hands and problems with my vision. I realized this was not a headache or even a migraine.
    On Saturday, Jan. 21, I woke up with a headache. The headache worsened as the morning progressed, but I wanted to keep to my work schedule. At 11 a.m., a member of my staff, Andrew Weissert, picked me up at my house in Highland Park to take me to a noon...

    Tags: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Swelling, Numbness, Human Body, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

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