We really seem to be well past the point of worrying about big banks being too big because JP Morgan Chase bought a not insignificant sized bank for a ham sandwich. And now JP Morgan Chase becomes even bigger. We seem to accept that regulation has delivered sound banks at the top of the pyramid, the two big to fail banks. They've been identified, they're scrutinized, and then you go down a layer and there's less scrutiny. The SBB, first republic, should have had more scrutiny but there's this separate category of the highly regulated stress test ones.
Three of the four largest bank failures in U.S. history have happened in the past two months.
(00:21) Bill Barker discusses: - Regulators seizing First Republic Bank and selling it to JP Morgan Chase - CEO Jamie Dimon's comments about the state of play in banking - Norwegian Cruise Line beating low expectations in the 1st quarter - A plot point in last night's episode of "Succession"
(15:16) Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp continue their conversation with Motley Fool senior analyst Bill Mann about the "new normal" of investing in China.
Investments discussed: JPM, NCLH, CCL, DIS, PG, AAPL, BABA, VTI, VWO, FRDM
Host: Chris Hill Guests: Bill Barker, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Bill Mann Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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