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  • Jamie Dimon Steps Down as JP Morgan Chairman

    Jamie Dimon has stepped down from his position as chairman with JP Morgan the countries largest banking institution. His actions have resulted in an investigation with the federal government and a settlement that lead to a painful loss for JP Morgan. This loss is the first one publicized or admitted to under Dimon’s watch throughout  his 10 years as chairman.

    During 2013 Dimon has faced 7 separate investigations held by the Justice Department. As a direct result JP Morgan faces possibly paying back $ 11 billion dollars. This amount is completely dedicated to fines.

    The public has asked who will be held to some type of accountability for the loss of money.  JP Morgan is also now responsible for paying $ 410 million dollars in forfeited profit and penalties directly to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

    The London Whale resulted in the nations largest bank to lose approximately $ 6 billion dollars in trading losses. The regulators had to be paid out $ 920 million dollars. This amount was decided upon during the active  investigation by the Justice Department and Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

    Normal people who follow financial news felt that Dimon should have gracefully left this position several months ago.

    For the past few years JP Morgan has been paying for the best legal representation that their money can buy.  JP Morgan has spent more than $21.3 billion dollars since 2008 on legal bills. The recent exposure of their true financial plight has resulted in boosting their legal representation.  JP Morgan is now paying more money in legal fees currently than for all of its employees salaries combined. This amounts to $ 9.3 billion dollars in legal expenses for the past quarter in 2013.

     

    Online jokes regarding the way Dimon has handled the resources of JP Morgan are floating around online.

     


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  • Federal Commission Greenlights Google Energy

    The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is okay with the idea of Google dealing in energy.  Yesterday, it granted "market-based rate authorization" to Google Energy and designated the entity a Category 1 seller in all regions.

    Google LogoGoogle may well view this development as a bit of a victory.  More than a few people became uneasy when it first applied to become a power marketer; the move generated a lot of fresh jokes about Skynet and global domination.

    The California Public Utilities Commission and something called the Mabuhay Alliance ("the leading resource and service provider to the Pan Asian and other underserved communities for home ownership retention and small business growth and development") even formally expressed concerns about Google’s latest outside-the-box effort.

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s authorization is effective February 23rd, though, meaning Google won’t have to face some sort of investigation or appeals process.

    Here’s the only hitch: at least three times in the document granting the order, the Commission noted that Google doesn’t have any wholesale electric generation or transmission facilities at the moment.  So, despite all the paperwork being in order, Google isn’t going to be buying or selling much electricity in the near future.