Stocks rise on hopes for European bank plan (AP)

By admin on October 12th, 2011

In this Oct. 11, 2011 photo, trader Edward Curran works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. European stocks rose Wednesday as investors shrugged off Slovakia's rejection of Europe's bailout fund and focused on hopes that a possible workaround solution would be found before a summit of EU leaders next week. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Hopes that Europe will finally take the bold steps needed to stem its financial crisis sent stocks higher Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 65 points, led by JPMorgan Chase & Co.


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Reuters – JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America led bank stocks lower on Tuesday after mortgage lawsuits filed late on Friday aggravated investor fears that the biggest banks could face massive legal liabilities.

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Reuters – JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to pay $153.6 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it defrauded investors who bought mortgage securities sold just before the nation’s housing market collapsed.

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AP – JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $153.6 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled buyers of complex mortgage investments just as the housing market was collapsing.

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Reuters – JPMorgan Chase & Co has received a subpoena from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over failed mortgages, Bloomberg said, citing a person familiar with the investigation.

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A sign is seen outside the JPMorgan office in Los Angeles, California, October 12, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonReuters – JPMorgan Chase & Co is in advanced talks with U.S. regulators to resolve a probe into its role in selling subprime mortgage-backed bonds in 2007, a case that highlights a rare misstep by Chief Executive Jamie Dimon.


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The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 117.53 points, or 0.95 percent, to end unofficially at 12,263.58. REUTERS/GraphicReuters – The Dow and the S&P 500 fell on Wednesday as JPMorgan Chase & Co’s strong profit growth failed to convince investors that the performance could be repeated, or that the results would translate to other companies.


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Reuters – JPMorgan Chase & Co is in settlement talks with the SEC to end a probe into how the investment bank marketed a deal involving subprime mortgages in 2007, according to the Financial Times.

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