The Wall Street Job Report

Forget the past month of investors worrying Jamie Dimon has too much power, in the end it was clear investors are much more afraid of the eventual void he’ll leave.

As activist shareholders attempted to strip Dimon of his dual chairman and CEO roles citing corporate governance practices, the fight became a referendum on Dimon’s performance. When Dimon told a private meeting of investors the worst case scenario was he could leave if he lost the vote, it raised the specter of a J.P. Morgan JPM -0.65%without Dimon.

Investors clearly chose Dimon.

That, in part, makes any … Read More »

CARACAS, Venezuela — There may be no honor among thieves, but there certainly is no shortage of chutzpah.

First came the hefty kickbacks that employees at a Miami brokerage office pledged to pay María de los … Read More »

Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, says the U.S. has too many agencies charged with the supervision and regulation of banks.

“It’s a recipe for getting nothing done,” he said at a forum at George … Read More »

Call it the little bank that couldn’t.

Gleacher & Co. shareholders meet Thursday to vote on directors who are supporting a liquidation or sale of the beleaguered advisory firm.

It marks the end of a bitter episode for Eric Gleacher, a M&A banker from the … Read More »

After six years of scrutiny, and repeated legal action against those around him, Steve Cohen remains a free man. His $15bn hedge fund SAC Capital is still in business and he still firmly maintains his innocence, … Read More »