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  2. J. P. Morgan - Wikipedia

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    Morgan. Signature. John Pierpont Morgan (April 17, 1837 – March 31, 1913) [1] was an American financier and investment banker who dominated corporate finance on Wall Street throughout the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. As the head of the banking firm that ultimately became known as J.P. Morgan and Co., he was a driving force behind the wave ...

  3. J.P. Morgan & Co. - Wikipedia

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    J.P. Morgan & Co. chose to operate as a commercial bank because after the stock market crash of 1929, investment banking was in some disrepute and commercial lending was perceived to be the more profitable and prestigious business. Also, many within J.P. Morgan believed that a change in the political climate would allow the company to resume ...

  4. JPMorgan Chase - Wikipedia

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    JPMorgan Chase & Co. (stylized as JPMorganChase) is an American multinational finance company headquartered in New York City and incorporated in Delaware. It is the largest bank in the United States and the world's largest bank by market capitalization as of 2023. [3][4] As the largest of Big Four banks, the firm is considered systemically ...

  5. Chase Bank - Wikipedia

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    Chase branches in the contiguous U.S. in 2020. The company also operates in Hawaii (not shown on the map).. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., doing business as Chase, is an American national bank headquartered in New York City that constitutes the consumer and commercial banking subsidiary of the U.S. multinational banking and financial services holding company, JPMorgan Chase.

  6. Where Was J.P. Morgan's Board? - AOL

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    Where was the board of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) when risk management might have stopped the "London Whale" problem and other investment decisions the bank probably should not have made?

  7. Morgan family - Wikipedia

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    The Morgan family is an American family and banking dynasty, which became prominent in the U.S. and throughout the world in the late 19th century and early 20th century.. Members of the family amassed an immense fortune over the generations, primarily through the work of Junius Spencer (J.S.) Morgan (1813–1890) and John Pierpont (J. P.) Morgan Sr. (1837–19

  8. Robber baron (industrialist) - Wikipedia

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    Robber baron (industrialist) 1904 depiction of an acquisitive and manipulative Standard Oil (founded by John D. Rockefeller) as an all-powerful octopus. Robber baron is a term first applied as social criticism by 19th century muckrakers and others to certain wealthy, powerful, and unethical 19th-century American businessmen.

  9. The Men Who Built America - Wikipedia

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    The series focuses on the lives of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. It tells how their industrial innovations and business empires revolutionized modern society. The series is directed by Patrick Reams and Ruán Magan and is narrated by Campbell Scott. It averaged 2.6 million total ...