LONDON - MARCH 17: The sign for JP Morgan is featured on a mirror in the headquarters of the bank JP Morgan Chase on March 17, 2008 in London, England. JP Morgan Chase has bought out US Investment bank Bear Stearns for a small percentage of its recent value after Bear Stearns was forced to ask for emergency funds from the US Federal Reserve. Getty Images logo Getty Images 20 months ago

LONDON - MARCH 17: The sign for JP Morgan is featured on a mirror in the headquarters of the bank JP Morgan Chase on March 17, 2008 in London, England. JP Morgan Chase has bought out US Investment bank Bear Stearns for a small percentage of its recent value after Bear Stearns was forced to ask for emergency funds from the US Federal Reserve.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  2. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  3. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  4. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 25: James Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, attends a panel on finance at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) September 25, 2009 in New York City. The fifth annual meeting of the CGI gathers prominent individuals in politics, business, science, academics, religion and entertainment to discuss global issues such as climate change and peace in the Middle East. The event, founded by Clinton after he left office, is held the same week as the General Assembly at the United Nations, when most world leaders are in New York City.
  8. James Dimon (L), chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, and Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York September 25, 2009. About 1,200 participants including heads of state, business leaders, humanitarians and celebrities attended the fifth annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), which started on Tuesday.
  9. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  10. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  11. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  12. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  13. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke speaks at the Federal Reserve Conference on Key Developments in Monetary Policy in Washington October 8, 2009. Bernanke said on Thursday that while the U.S. central bank's vast support for the economy will likely be needed for a while, the Fed will have to remove those measures as the economy heals to ward off inflation.
  14. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke (L), French finance minister, Christine Lagarde (C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, return to a meeting after a group photograph at the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. G20 finance leaders pledged on Saturday to keep economic life-support packages in place for now, slap tighter controls on bankers' pay and give a bigger voice to emerging markets in the international institutions.
  15. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke (L), and U.S. Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner, wait for the start of the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 nations were meeting in London on Saturday to lay the foundations for a summit of leaders in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh later this month.
  16. U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, arrives for the G20 Finance Ministers meeting at the Treasury, in central London September 5, 2009. Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 nations were meeting in London on Saturday to lay the foundations for a summit of leaders in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh later this month.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Kim Min-jae of South Korea reacts in the snatch of the men's group A 94-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Kim won the bronze medal scoring total of 384 kilograms.
  2. Muslim pilgrim throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.
  3. Nizami Pashayev of Azerbaijan strains in the snatch of the men's group A 94-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Nizami won the silver medal scoring total of 387 kilograms.
  4. Muslim pilgrim throw pebbles at a stone pillar representing the devil, during the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. The last stage of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, the symbolic stoning of the devil, began on Friday. The first day of stoning also marks the start of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha, or feast of sacrifice, when Muslims around the world slaughter sheep and cattle in remembrance of Abraham's near-sacrifice of his son.
  5. Nizami Pashayev of Azerbaijan strains in the clean and jerk of the men's group A 94-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Nizami won the silver medal scoring total of 387 kilograms.
  6. Kim Min-jae of South Korea strains in the snatch of the men's group A 94-kilogram category of the World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang, west of Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. Kim won the bronze medal scoring total of 384 kilograms.
  7. MONACO - NOVEMBER 27: Actor Don McKellar attends 'Cooking With Stella' Photocall during the 9th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie at Grimaldi Forum on November 27, 2009 in Monaco, Monaco.
  8. MONACO - NOVEMBER 27: Actor Don McKellar attends 'Cooking With Stella' Photocall during the 9th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie at Grimaldi Forum on November 27, 2009 in Monaco, Monaco.
  9. MONACO - NOVEMBER 27: Actor Don McKellar attends 'Cooking With Stella' Photocall during the 9th Monte-Carlo Film Festival de la Comedie at Grimaldi Forum on November 27, 2009 in Monaco, Monaco.
  10. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Rory McIlroy of Ireland plays his tee shot on the 15th hole during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  11. Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ambassador Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh (L) briefs the media during a board of governors meeting in Vienna's U.N. headquarters November 27, 2009. U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted overwhelmingly on Friday to censure Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
  12. Iran's International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ambassador Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh is seen on a video camera's finder as he briefs the media during a board of governors meeting in Vienna's U.N. headquarters November 27, 2009. U.N. nuclear watchdog governors voted overwhelmingly on Friday to censure Iran for building a uranium enrichment plant in secret.
  13. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo gestures during a news conference at the Valdebebas training grounds outside Madrid November 27, 2009. Real Madrid will face Barcelona on Sunday.
  14. Palestinians pray on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif (Noble Sanctuary) and to Jews as Temple Mount on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in Jerusalem's Old City November 27, 2009. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha to mark the end of the haj by slaughtering sheep, goats, cows and camels to commemorate Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail on God's command.
  15. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: The colourful trousers and shoes of Ian Poulter of England during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.
  16. SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG - NOVEMBER 27: Alex Cejka of Germany looks dejected during Foursomes on the second day of the Omega Mission Hills World Cup on the Olazabal course on November 27, 2009 in Shenzhen, China.