WSJ: JP Morgan CEO Touts Earnings Prospects At Annual Meeting

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Dow Jones)--J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon faced a relatively calm annual meeting with shareholders in Columbus, Ohio Tuesday.

The meeting, held inside a sprawling bank complex that houses the second-largest number of J.P. Morgan employees outside the New York headquarters, provided few instances of shareholder angst. Dimon did face persistent questions about mortgage issues plaguing the industry.

Outside, however, a number of protesters did gather. They were kept far at bay, ...

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