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10 Unique Facts About JP Morgan

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1. John Pierpont Morgan was a well-off industrialist who emerged as one


of the most powerful financiers of the 20th century — he formed the
U.S. Steel, America's first billion-dollar corporation, in 1901.

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2. An interesting fact about JP Morgan is that he had bought a first-class


ticket for Titanic’s first and only voyage but changed his plans last
minute, and sold it to a stranger.

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3. By 1900, J.P. Morgan controlled half the country's railroads, with


interests in 24 separate companies running over 100,000 miles of
track.

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4. Tesla partners with J.P. Morgan - On March 1st, 1901, Tesla signed 51
percent interest in his patents and inventions, including future ones,
relating to both electing lighting and wireless telegraphy for a mere
$150,000.

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5. JP Morgan once lent $3 billion (in today’s money) to the American


government to bail them out from a collapse. In this way, he became
the country's banker.

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6. Despite being the oldest bank in the world and the largest in the
United States, it has been involved in various legal proceedings due to
its poor risk management. JP Morgan & Chase Co. (Parent company of
JP Morgan and Chase) paid over $1.5 Billion in fines so far.

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7. Towards the end of 2017, JP Morgan Chase was being scrutinized by


the financial authorities of Switzerland, Singapore, and the United
States, on account of the 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad)
scandal, a state speculation reserve having a place with the Malaysian
government.

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8. It isn't coincidental that JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley share the


'Morgan' name. The firm today known as Morgan Stanley was
established in 1935, basically as a spin-off from the original JP
Morgan. This came about following the passage of the Glass-Steagall
Act in 1933, which denied firms from conducting investment banking
business under the same roof as commercial and consumer banking
businesses. Therefore, Henry S. Morgan (grandson of J. Pierpont
Morgan, founder of the eponymous firm) joined together with Harold
Stanley and selected other partners to found Morgan Stanley as an
investment banking concern. Since Morgan Stanley's establishment, it
has developed independently of the latter-day JPMorgan Chase Co.

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9. They give utmost priority to their employees' self-development and


ensure to provide proper training and project according to any new
technology they learn. The company has a platform where they can
learn about any skill they want for free.

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10. JP Morgan is the only investment bank that distributes its profits
among its employees as a bonus every year.

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