JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) has released earnings, but at the forefront of everyone's mind is the London Whale scandal. While this did cause CEO Jamie Dimon to lose $10 million, which is half his pay, that's a drop in the bucket for this international bank. Also, the additional losses of transferring the portfolio involved in the Whale's trades onto JPMorgan's books were minor. In this video, Motley Fool financial analyst Matt Koppenheffer moves on to discuss the actual earnings report and tells us all the ways that the numbers look good.
1-Minute Earnings Review: JPMorgan Chase
By Matt Koppenheffer – Jan 16, 2013 at 6:18PM
NYSE: JPM
JPMorgan Chase

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$817B
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The London Whale is behind us, and it's time to move on.
About the Author
Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he's been . Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members. Previously, Matt was GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, has been an investor on various Fool services, and co-hosted the podcast "Where the Money Is". He also co-authored the book The Astonishing Collapse of MF Global. Matt started his career in San Francisco as a technology-focused investment banker and also worked at a $15 billion private equity company. When he's thinking about how to make Fools smarter, happier, and richer, you can usually find Matt running trails or making a mess in the kitchen. He's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, but is a lifelong fan of Penn State football.