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1/21/25

JPMorgan has an overnight “war room” evaluating Trump’s policies

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos today, the head of asset and wealth management at JPMorgan Chase told a panel that America’s biggest bank is hunkering down in the first few days of President Trump’s administration, with a “war room set up to evaluate and analyze each and every one” of the 47th president’s newly outlined policies.

Mary Callahan Erdoes, who has been tipped by some to take the top spot at JPMorgan if Jamie Dimon should step down, went on to say that early signs of the new administration’s lighter regulatory policy is creating “a very pro-business environment” and that US banks are “in the beginning of go-mode.” She also discussed the early impacts of artificial intelligence at the storied institution

JPMorgan will be assessing and reacting to the new government’s policy shift as it looks to build on the expectation-smashing Q4 it recently reported, which saw shares jump last Wednesday.

The company’s stock is up more than 8% in the last week, building on an impressive 2024 — JPMorgan has now gained more than 52% in the last 12 months.

Mary Callahan Erdoes, who has been tipped by some to take the top spot at JPMorgan if Jamie Dimon should step down, went on to say that early signs of the new administration’s lighter regulatory policy is creating “a very pro-business environment” and that US banks are “in the beginning of go-mode.” She also discussed the early impacts of artificial intelligence at the storied institution

JPMorgan will be assessing and reacting to the new government’s policy shift as it looks to build on the expectation-smashing Q4 it recently reported, which saw shares jump last Wednesday.

The company’s stock is up more than 8% in the last week, building on an impressive 2024 — JPMorgan has now gained more than 52% in the last 12 months.

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Fox and News Corp slide as investors digest $3.3 billion Murdoch succession settlement

Fox and News Corp shares dropped on Tuesday after Rupert Murdoch’s heirs agreed to a $3.3 billion settlement to resolve a long-running succession drama.

Under the deal, Prudence, Elisabeth, and James Murdoch will each receive about $1.1 billion, paid for in part by Fox selling 16.9 million Class B voting shares and News Corp selling 14.2 million shares. The stock sales will raise roughly $1.37 billion on behalf of the three heirs.

The new trust for Lachlan Murdoch will now control about 36.2% of Fox’s Class B shares and roughly 33.1% of News Corp’s stock, granting him uncontested voting authority over both companies for the next 25 years. Originally, the Murdoch trust was designed to hand over voting control of Fox and News Corp to Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan, and James after his death.

Investors are weighing the trade-off. Clear leadership under Lachlan may resolve conflict internally, but the share dilution, executed at a roughly 4.5% discount, means long-term investors now hold slightly less clout than before.

Both companies’ stocks were trading close to all-time highs prior to the announcement.

385 ✈️ 434

Boeing on Tuesday announced that it delivered 57 commercial jets in August, its best total for the month in seven years. That brings its year-to-date delivery total to 385 planes, eclipsing its full-year 2024 figure by about 11%.

The August figure marked Boeing’s second-highest delivery total of 2025 and represented a 43% jump from the same month last year. Through August, Boeing has boosted its deliveries by 50% from last year.

The plane maker is still trailing its European rival Airbus, which delivered 61 planes in August and 434 year to date.

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