Matt Taibbi on JPM & NATO Protest Preview

May 15, 2012

Matt Taibbi (@mtaibbi) on JP Morgan Chase, the “hedging”, the gambling and the loss.   It’s a federally funded bank, so who pays and what will this do to the debate on the Volker Rule, Dodd-Frank and other regulatory legislation?   Also, Jeff Smith (@dontbeaputz) from the Occupy Wall Street media team prepares for the NATO protests in Chicago.  We’ll hear what’s in store.  Click thru for links and updates.  Use this post as today’s thread.

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