And it all comes down to this: the final game of the tournament. The winner takes home the trophy, and the loser just takes the bus. In this matchup, we have two strong teams squaring off after two bruising rounds of competition. Here’s where things currently stand: JCPenney JCPenney came into the tournament as…
Continuing in our matchups for Reputation Bracketology, today’s pair: JPMorgan Chase vs. Carnival Cruise Lines – both companies on the reputation bubble. JPMorgan Chase: JPMorgan Chase is scrappy. Most people would count out any company that paid a $13 billion fineto the Department of Justice. But this is a situation where the “strength of schedule”…
Since the announcement last week that a large bet on Euro markets orchestrated by JP Morgan’s London trading desk, led by a gentleman referred to by awestruck compatriots as “the whale,” had failed spectacularly and caused at least a $2 billion loss, there has been much talk in Washington, on Wall Street and in the…