Largest US bank, JPMorgan Chase, says it lost $2 billion in risky trades
Source: cbsnews.com
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the largest bank in the United States, said Thursday that it lost $2 billion in a trading portfolio designed to hedge against risks the company takes with its own money.The company’s stock plunged more than 5 percent in late electronic trading after the loss was announced. Other bank stocks, including Citigroup and Bank of America, suffered heavy losses as well.
"The portfolio has proved to be riskier, more volatile and less effective as an economic hedge than we thought," CEO Jamie Dimon told reporters. "There were many errors, sloppiness and bad judgment."
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