<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co.: News &amp; Videos about JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/JP_Morgan_Chase_Co</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:20:41 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co.: News &amp; Videos about JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/JP_Morgan_Chase_Co</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about JP Morgan Chase &amp; Co. from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>JPMorgan takes control of Cazenove</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/companies/jpmorgan_cazenove.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/19/news/companies/jpmorgan_cazenove.reut/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co is beefing up in Europe by buying the half of Cazenove it does not already own in a deal valuing the 190-year old UK brokerage at $3.4 billion.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase to hire 1,200</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/economy/JPMorgan_mortgage_loan_officers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/10/news/economy/JPMorgan_mortgage_loan_officers/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan &amp;amp; Chase announced plans Tuesday to hire 1,200 mortgage loan officers as the bank moves to expand its home loan business.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dimon defends dollar -- and JPMorgan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/magazines/fortune/jpmorganchase_dimon.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/magazines/fortune/jpmorganchase_dimon.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer defended the dollar -- and the size of his company -- at a securities industry conference Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan scores big in latest quarter</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/14/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase delivered its strongest performance since the financial crisis first took hold two years ago, as the company reported earnings on Wednesday that towered above Wall Street's expectations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Time for big banks to show the money</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/banks.quarter.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/companies/banks.quarter.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>A year after the government applied a tourniquet to the banking industry, the bleeding has slowed -- but it hasn't stopped.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why the Cioffi and Tannin trial matters to JPMorgan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/companies/bear_stearns_trial_jpmorgan.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/08/news/companies/bear_stearns_trial_jpmorgan.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>A gleaming Manhattan skyscraper and a group of well-heeled stockbrokers were some of the coveted assets that JPMorgan Chase snatched up when it acquired Bear Stearns for $10-a-share in March 2008. But like the stick of dynamite that lies hidden in one of Wiley Coyote's birthday cakes, JPMorgan also took on the liability for all of Bear Stearns ongoing litigation as part of that merger. So when the criminal trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin, the managers of the two failed Bear Stearns hedge funds that sparked a market meltdown in 2007, begins next Tuesday, JPMorgan's interest in the case will be more than academic.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The right stocks for this market</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/magazines/moneymag/blue_chip_stocks.moneymag/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/09/02/magazines/moneymag/blue_chip_stocks.moneymag/index.htm</guid><description>Since the market began to rally in March, just about every type of investment has shot up. But the riskiest ones -- like junk bonds, emerging-market stocks, and shares of companies with a lot of debt -- have soared the highest.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks rally on banks and techs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks rallied Thursday, finding momentum in a choppy session, as investors welcomed JPMorgan Chase's better-than-expected profit report and geared up reports from tech leaders after the close.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase earns $2.7 billion</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase once again proved that it has been one of the better-run banks during the financial crisis after reporting quarterly results that blew past Wall Street estimates.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks poised for mixed open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/markets/premarkets/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/markets/premarkets/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were set for a mixed open Thursday after strong earnings from JPMorgan Chase and lower-than-expected jobless claims countered concerns about small business lender CIT Group.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan is the new king of Wall Street</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/companies/jpmorgan.underwriting.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/26/news/companies/jpmorgan.underwriting.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase is grabbing a bigger slice of a smaller dealmaking pie -- leaving less for rival Bank of America.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't bet on a bank dividend rebound</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/companies/banks_dividends/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/25/news/companies/banks_dividends/index.htm</guid><description>Leaving behind TARP will likely mean a return to the status quo for many banks -- except for those hefty dividends of yesteryear.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nasdaq hits 5-month high</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Wall Street recharged the advance Thursday, with the major gauges touching multi-month highs on JPMorgan Chase's better-than-expected results and anticipation about Google's profit report.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big banks' fuzzy math</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/banks.math.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/banks.math.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Just in time for TARP repayment season, the big banks have found a new way to show off their supposedly good health.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase earns $2.1 billion</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase reported a better-than-expected profit of $2.1 billion in the latest quarter, even as the bank aggressively set aside money to cope with rising loan losses, the company said Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks' books still blurry</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/banks.books.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/19/news/banks.books.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Vikram Pandit, Jamie Dimon and other CEOs say their banks are doing fine, but few people seem to believe them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan warns of more housing woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/26/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase warned of more housing weakness across its mortgage portfolio this year and also said it would cut more jobs related to its purchase of failed savings and loan Washington Mutual than originally planned.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan slashes dividend to 5 cents</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/news/companies/jpmorgan_div/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/23/news/companies/jpmorgan_div/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase announced Monday that it had cut its quarterly dividend from 38 cents a share to 5 cents a share in an effort to preserve capital.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:36:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Citi, JPMorgan temporarily halt foreclosures</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/foreclosure_moratoria/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/foreclosure_moratoria/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup Inc. announced plans Friday to temporarily halt foreclosures as the government works to finalize the details of a financial rescue package that could include billions of dollars in aid for struggling homeowners.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase posts surprise profit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase reported a surprise quarterly profit Thursday, even as the company suffered a hit in its investment banking business and was forced to set aside a chunk of cash for looming loan losses.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank woes drag on stocks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks slid early Thursday as JPMorgan Chase's surprise profit was countered by reports that Bank of America needs billions more in funding to complete its purchase of Merrill Lynch.</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Loss may loom for JPMorgan Chase</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/14/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase has so far avoided quarterly losses throughout the credit crisis. Those days may be over.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2009: Nowhere to go but up</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/2009_look_ahead/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/2009_look_ahead/index.htm</guid><description>As stocks put their worst year ever behind them, 2009 will be the start of a very slow and very painful recovery.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase expands housing rescue plan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/real_estate/Chase_launches_foreclosure_plan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/31/real_estate/Chase_launches_foreclosure_plan/index.htm</guid><description>JP Morgan Chase unveiled a bold new foreclosure prevention program Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase posts surprise profit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/15/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/15/news/companies/jpmorgan_chase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase reported a surprise quarterly profit Wednesday, even as the company suffered a hit related to its purchase of failed savings and loan giant Washington Mutual and took $3.6 billion in writedowns.</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Profit Sinks as Credit Deteriorates</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1850621,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1850621,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp;amp; Co.'s profit tumbled 84 percent in the third quarter after it took big hits from souring mortgage investments, leveraged loans and home loans</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks pop on bailout bets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks rallied at the end of a tough session on Wall Street, as investors boosted banks and other stocks on optimism that a compromise on the proposed $700 billion bank rescue plan will be announced shortly.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan buys WaMu</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/25/news/companies/JPM_WaMu/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase acquired the banking assets of Washington Mutual late Thursday after the troubled thrift was seized by federal regulators, marking the biggest bank failure in the nation's history and the latest stunning twist in the ongoing credit crisis.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks set for mixed open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/12/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/12/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stock futures were mixed Tuesday as oil prices dipped and the government reported a lower-than-expected trade gap, after showing signs of earlier weakness on losses reported by JPMorgan and UBS.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase Profit Falls 53% on Loans</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1823913,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase's profit took a 53% hit in the second quarter as mortgage and other loan defaults worsened, but the bank's results were better than expected and gave Wall Street a lift</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 'it-coulda-been-worse' market</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase's profits plunged more than 50%. Continental Airlines reported a loss.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan makes Wall Street smile</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/news/companies/jpmorgan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/news/companies/jpmorgan/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase said Thursday that profit plunged in the second quarter, stung by $1.1 billion in writedowns, but the firm still managed to beat Wall Street projections.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks ready to rocket</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/17/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks looked set to gain ground Thursday after JPMorgan Chase reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter and oil prices fell again.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bad week ahead for banks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/14/news/companies/bank_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>If this weekend's news about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and Friday's IndyMac failure weren't scary enough, now Wall Street will have to contend with what is likely to be dismal quarterly results from many top financial firms.</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Done deal: Bear belongs to JPMorgan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news/companies/bear_stearns/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/29/news/companies/bear_stearns/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase completed its historic bid for Bear Stearns Thursday, effectively closing one of the more dismal chapters in the annals of Wall Street.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:21:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bear Stearns second brush with bankruptcy</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/02/news/companies/bear_stearns.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/02/news/companies/bear_stearns.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Bear Stearns nearly collapsed not once but twice before the cash-strapped brokerage firm was rescued, a regulatory filing shows.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 20:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bull market for Bear traders</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/news/companies/Boyd_BearPoaching.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/news/companies/Boyd_BearPoaching.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Last month's near collapse of Bear Stearns hasn't reduced demand for the firm's top traders and salesmen in the mortgage-backed-securities business they once dominated.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase's earnings top forecasts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/news/companies/jpmorgan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/news/companies/jpmorgan/index.htm</guid><description>Unlike many of its peers in the financial services industry, JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. on Wednesday turned in a better quarterly performance than analysts had expected. Still, earnings dropped 50% from a year earlier.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks rally on Intel, JP Morgan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/16/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks rallied Wednesday morning as better-than-expected earnings reports from bellwethers Intel and JP Morgan overshadowed record oil and gas prices and another dour reading on the housing market.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu CEO to shareholders: 'Calm down'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/news/companies/wamu_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/15/news/companies/wamu_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>Washington Mutual chairman and CEO Kerry Killinger endured the wrath of frustrated shareholders Tuesday, but pleaded with investors to "have a little faith" in the bank's leadership.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jamie Dimon's shopping list</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/09/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>Buying Bear Stearns is apparently not enough to sate JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's appetite for beaten down financials.</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bear deal goes under the microscope</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/news/companies/jpm_bear_hearing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/03/news/companies/jpm_bear_hearing/index.htm</guid><description>The Senate took a long, hard look at JPMorgan Chase's planned purchase of Bear Stearns on Thursday, grilling both executives and federal regulators who helped shepherd the controversial deal.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bear Stearns rescue hot topic on Hill</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/news/companies/jpm_bear_hearing/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/02/news/companies/jpm_bear_hearing/index.htm</guid><description>Congress on Thursday will scrutinize JPMorgan Chase's controversial acquisition of Bear Stearns and quiz top executives from both firms as well as the regulators who helped engineer the rescue.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Captain's Blog, Stardate: 3/28/08</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/28/magazines/fortune/serwer_captainsblog.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/28/magazines/fortune/serwer_captainsblog.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>SLICES OF LIFE: So I'm walking in midtown yesterday listening to "Lost Along the Way" by moe. on my iPod. And there lo and behold is the Bear Stearns building. It's gray and grim. There's this pervading gloom in the air. Then I hit JP Morgan's headquarters, the old Chase building and folks going in there are walkin' fast, looking down at their shoes. Not a happy time all around. Except. Except, I truck over to Fifth and suddenly, SMILES. Why everyone here one block away is all-aglow. Shopping and having a blast. What gives?</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan high-fives Bear Stearns</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/24/news/companies/bear/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/24/news/companies/bear/index.htm</guid><description>Seeking to calm angry shareholders and employees, JPMorgan Chase quintupled its offer for Bear Stearns Cos. to roughly $10 a share Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Look! The sky isn't falling!</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/18/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>Did you notice that the market didn't collapse yesterday?</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How the Bear Stearns deal got done</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/news/companies/boyd_bear.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/news/companies/boyd_bear.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>The Fed's agreement to buy up to $30 billion in troubled Bear Stearns mortgage bonds may have saved JPMorgan Chase from a big writedown, according to senior executives involved in the transaction. Ultimately, it enabled a deal to be done even as alternatives rapidly dried up.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan scoops up troubled Bear</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_bear_stearns/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/16/news/companies/jpmorgan_bear_stearns/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. said Sunday that it would acquire troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns for a mere fraction of what it was once worth amid deepening fears about further erosion of the world's financial markets.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>What you can buy with $240 million</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/news/companies/moritz_marketcap.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/news/companies/moritz_marketcap.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Call it shrewd, opportunistic even absurd, but JPMorgan was able to scoop up financially crippled Bear Stearns for $2 a share, putting a $240 million price tag on the deal.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street banks shiver in Bear's shadow</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/markets/financials_breakout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/markets/financials_breakout/index.htm</guid><description>The financial services sector was shaken early Monday, the first trading day following news of JPMorgan Chase's buyout of Bear Stearns - for just $2 a share - in the face of a cash crisis that brought the firm to the brink of bankruptcy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dow off its lows</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/17/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks were down, but off their lows, as JPMorgan Chase shares rallied on the low price it paid to buy out troubled Bear Stearns.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase to buy Bear Stearns</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/16/stearns.morgan/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/03/16/stearns.morgan/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. said Sunday that it is buying troubled Wall Street firm Bear Stearns, amid deepening fears that Bear's demise could have sent shockwaves across already shaky financial markets.</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>At $2 a Share, JPMorgan Buys Bear</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1722825,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1722825,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns for a bargain-basement $236.2 million</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan: Profit decline, $1.3B writedown</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/news/companies/jpm_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/16/news/companies/jpm_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co., the second bank this week to post dismal results, reported a decline in quarterly earnings Wednesday after suffering a $1.3 billion subprime-related hit.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Maxed out on credit card fees</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/pf/raw_deal_overdraft/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/31/pf/raw_deal_overdraft/index.htm</guid><description>Your boss might give you a break if you're late to work a few times, but don't expect the same courtesy from your credit card issuer. Pay your bill late even once and you'll take a real hit to your financial future.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beware banks' bragging on earnings</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/wall.st.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/wall.st.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Wall Street earnings are usually a snooze but banks and brokerages are using their third-quarter results as part of a thoroughly Darwinian power play aimed at grabbing business from rivals that stumbled badly in the quarter.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>J.P. Morgan profit rises despite markdown</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/jpm_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/17/news/companies/jpm_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. reported a rise in quarterly profit Wednesday, even as its investment banking business was hurt by turmoil in the global credit markets.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 19:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big banks on the chopping block</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/11/news/companies/banks_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/11/news/companies/banks_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>Wall Street is already betting that next week's earnings at the nation's biggest banks will be dismal. What remains to be seen is just how bad they will be.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank of America, JPMorgan face $3B hit - report</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/08/news/companies/banks/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/08/news/companies/banks/index.htm</guid><description>Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are thought to be on the verge of announcing combined losses of $3 billion from mortgage-backed securities and leveraged loans when they report third-quarter earnings this month, according to a news report today.</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analyst: Rate cut might not help homebuilders</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/bc.apfn.homebuilders.ahead.ap/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/05/news/companies/bc.apfn.homebuilders.ahead.ap/index.htm</guid><description>For all the clamor urging the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, a J.P. Morgan Securities analyst said Wednesday it might not do homebuilders much good.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 01:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bonds pare gains after strong home sales</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/24/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</guid><description>Bond rose but then pared gains Friday after reports showed strong home sales and durables.</description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Aug 2007 09:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan's profit rises 20 percent</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/bc.jpmorgan.earns.reut/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/18/news/companies/bc.jpmorgan.earns.reut/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. said Wednesday second-quarter net income rose 20 percent on strong investment banking and asset management results.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Greens to banks: Just say no to coal</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/12/news/economy/coal_funding/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/12/news/economy/coal_funding/index.htm</guid><description>Fueled by climate change concern and a Texas utility's recent scrapping of several "dirty" power plants, one environmental group is looking to cut funding for new coal fired power plants at the source: the big banks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 10:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. Ranks No. 11 on the 2007 Fortune 500</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/06/news/companies/jpm.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/06/06/news/companies/jpm.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. (JPM) ranks no. 11 on FORTUNE's list of America's largest corporations.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2007 15:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Video lights fire at JPMorgan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/technology/youtube_jpmorgan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/02/technology/youtube_jpmorgan/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co said it was reviewing its security procedures after a video posted online showed someone holding various documents found in trash cans containing customers' personal information.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 11:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earnings onslaught takes toll on stocks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/18/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stock futures turned lower Wednesday morning, one day after the Dow Jones industrial average neared a fresh record high, as a mixed bag of earnings reports unnerved investors.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 09:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JP Morgan Chase tops forecasts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/17/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/17/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htm</guid><description>Strength in investment banking helped JP Morgan Chase post record quarterly results Wednesday, but the financial services conglomerate reported a decline in retail banking profit.</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 12:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Heavyweight Champs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396723/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396723/index.htm</guid><description>Bad omens abound. The falling dollar. The return of $60 oil. Detroit's woes. Iraq spiraling out of control. The fact is, there's no shortage of reasons to be wary about investing, including the rec... </description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Banks to report summer slump</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/13/news/companies/banks_3Q/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/13/news/companies/banks_3Q/index.htm</guid><description>The big three banks are set to report a sluggish third quarter as disappointing equity underwriting combined with higher rates and increased competition for deposits could take their toll on profits.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 13:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WaMu and JPMorgan: A doable deal?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/jpmorgan_wamu/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/jpmorgan_wamu/index.htm</guid><description>Within the banking industry, Citigroup and Washington Mutual have often found their names linked as a potential marriage made in heaven if WaMu were to ever forgo its independence and put itself up for sale.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:40:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. ranks No. 45 on FORTUNE's 2006 Global 500</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/jp_morgan_chase_co.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/20/news/companies/jp_morgan_chase_co.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. ranks no. 45 on FORTUNE's Global 500 this year, with $79.9 billion in revenues, up 40.3% from the previous year. The New York, New York-based company was ranked no. 65 on the 2005 list. Its 2005 profits were $8.5 billion, up 89.9% from a year earlier. 2005 was a banner year for most Global 500 companies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Disrupting death</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_nanolife.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/15/technology/disruptors_nanolife.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>The Disruptor: NanoLife Sciences</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:33:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan CEO eyes dividend hike</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/13/news/companies/jpmorgan_ceo/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/13/news/companies/jpmorgan_ceo/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase may look to increase its dividend as early as next year but that decision will depend on the company's earnings growth, Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earnings spark strong start</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>Strong results from IBM and JP Morgan boosted blue chips, ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan soars, sees tough 2nd half</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/news/companies/jpmorgan_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/19/news/companies/jpmorgan_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase Wednesday reported earnings that blew past Wall Street forecasts, sparking a big rally in its stock, but executives warned that the second half may be tougher for the nation's No. 3 bank.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 12:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why bank stocks are cash machines</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378041/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/05/29/8378041/index.htm</guid><description>In a world that's buzzing over the Internet's raging return and the dollar play in Asian equities, it's hard to believe that the best place to invest may well be bank stocks.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2006 11:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The Big Bank Rally Has Only Just Begun</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375705/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2006/05/01/8375705/index.htm</guid><description>When I've written about undervalued stocks over the past couple of years, I've usually included at least one of the big banks. Stocks such as Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Chase have long looked like b... </description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan Chase settles IPO lawsuit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/21/news/companies/jpmorganchase/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. , one of many investment banks sued for rigging initial public offerings during the bull market of the 1990's, agreed in principle to pay $425 million to settle its portion of the case.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The big bank rally to come</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/19/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy_moneymag_0605/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/19/commentary/mkcommentary/sivy_moneymag_0605/index.htm</guid><description>When I've written about undervalued stocks over the past couple of years, I've usually included at least one of the big banks.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2006 21:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rising oil, rates dampen merger news</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/10/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Investors will have to balance merger news with rising oil prices and interest rates as they approach near benchmark levels to begin a week that will also kick off earnings season.</description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan swaps unit for Bank of NY branches</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/08/news/companies/jpm_bny/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/08/news/companies/jpm_bny/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase said Saturday it will acquire The Bank of New York Co.'s consumer and small-business operations in exchange for its corporate trust business and $150 million.</description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2006 12:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Japanese regulators hit JP Morgan unit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/international/update_japanese.dj/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/05/news/international/update_japanese.dj/index.htm</guid><description>Japan's financial watchdog on Wednesday censured JP Morgan Trust Bank Ltd for improper dealings involving real-estate securitizations, ordering the Japanese banking unit to suspend some operations for six months.</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2006 14:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>In This Corner! The Contender</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373068/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373068/index.htm</guid><description>Just about everyone who works on Wall Street has heard the stories about Jamie Dimon. The one about his shutting down the gyms and pulling the fresh flowers at J.P. Morgan Chase. (That story is tru... </description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan execs salivate over Citigroup</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/news/companies/jpmorgan_investor_day/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/news/companies/jpmorgan_investor_day/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan wants to give Citigroup a real run for its money by revamping its volatile investment banking operation, but it promises to be an uphill battle.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 15:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan sees higher Katrina costs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/18/news/companies/jpmorgan_analysis/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/18/news/companies/jpmorgan_analysis/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. posted sharply higher fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday but CEO James Dimon said losses from Hurricane Katrina could cost the nation's No. 3 bank much more than previously estimated.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysts bet on Big 3 banks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/17/news/companies/banks_earnings_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/17/news/companies/banks_earnings_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Fourth-quarter earnings from banking titans Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America are expected to be summed up in one word: lackluster.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank stocks: Bad year ahead?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/news/fortune500/banks_2006/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/29/news/fortune500/banks_2006/index.htm</guid><description>Between bad loans, declining home sales and upside-down interest rates, 2006 is probably going to be a tough year for banks.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>JPMorgan COO Dimon to take over as CEO</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/19/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/19/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>JPMorgan Chase &amp;amp; Co., the No. 3 U.S. bank, said its Chief Operating Officer James Dimon will succeed the current Chief Executive William Harrison on Dec. 31, six months earlier than expected.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 12:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Earnings set to pour</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/14/markets/sun_lookahead/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/10/14/markets/sun_lookahead/index.htm</guid><description>Roughly 25 percent of the S&amp;amp;P 500 reports quarterly earnings this week, giving an inflation-focused market something new to dissect.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WIN A DATE WITH JAMIE DIMON</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356721/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/03/8356721/index.htm</guid><description>IN HIS OFFICE OVERLOOKING PARK Avenue, Jamie Dimon, glamour boy of U.S. banking and president of J.P. Morgan Chase, is working hard to persuade FORTUNE that he's just not ready to jump back into th...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>J.P. Morgan's Coulter to leave</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/19/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_coulter/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/19/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_coulter/index.htm</guid><description>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. said Tuesday that David Coulter, company vice chairman and chairman of its West Coast operations, has decided to leave the No. 3 U.S. bank.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2005 17:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oil could hurt stocks</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/05/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks showed no signs of ending their seesaw pattern of the last few months Tuesday as investors fresh from a long holiday weekend saw oil prices once more on the rise and awaited a key report on factory orders.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2005 09:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The 'wave' of the future</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/19/news/economy/express_pay/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/19/news/economy/express_pay/index.htm</guid><description>Tired of swiping your credit card over and over because the magnetic strip is worn? Help is on the way: cards that you wave, rather than swipe.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2005 11:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks to Watch</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/04/01/8254944/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/04/01/8254944/index.htm</guid><description>Will oil shares continue to glitter?</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>J.P. Morgan settles for $2B</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/16/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_worldcom/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/16/news/fortune500/jpmorgan_worldcom/index.htm</guid><description>J.P. Morgan Chase &amp;amp; Co. said Wednesday it would pay $2 billion to settle an investor lawsuit brought after an $11 billion accounting scandal forced WorldCom Inc. to declare the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2005 20:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks seek high ground</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/12/30/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>A better-than-expected weekly report on employment activity Thursday could provide some lift to stocks Thursday as investors also await an update on regional manufacturing activity.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2004 10:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks cautious at open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/05/markets/markets_nyopen/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were little changed early Tuesday as investors considered crude oil prices near record highs and mixed messages about the technology sector.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>JP Morgan's stunning reversal</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/21/commentary/breakingviews/bviews_jpmorgan/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/21/commentary/breakingviews/bviews_jpmorgan/index.htm</guid><description>The votes are all in and the decision is unanimous: Wall Street is at the top of its game. JP Morgan's first-quarter was the final piece of the puzzle.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 15:58:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Mergers Are for Suckers Deals are good for some investors--but not for companies</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365020/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/04/01/365020/index.htm</guid><description>After an almost biblical drought, mergers are back in a big way. J.P. Morgan Chase and Bank One started the ball rolling with a $58 billion deal earlier this year. Then AT&amp;amp;T Wireless auctioned itse...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mergers are for suckers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/18/magazines/moneymag/investing_mergers_0404/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/18/magazines/moneymag/investing_mergers_0404/index.htm</guid><description>After an almost biblical drought, mergers are back in a big way.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:37:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>