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Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, during a hearing on Capitol Hill about financial markets, in Washington, April 3, 2008. (Doug Mills/New York Times/Doug Mills/New York Times)
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'London Whale' costs Jamie Dimon half his pay
JOANNA SLATER
— The Globe and Mail
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“Tied to thee, thou damned whale!”
That’s Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, but it could also be what Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. is thinking these days.
The so-called “London Whale” trading fiasco cost J.P. Morgan $6.2-billion (U.S.) last year. And now it’s taking a nice bite out of Mr. Dimon’s paycheque.
