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<p>J.P. Morgan has about 3.5 billion in student loans. Think they’re gonna get it back? Should probably book em as losses already. Even garnishing wages won’t solve the ones who have exorbitant amounts of loans.</p>

<p>Why was their credit rating downgraded by Fitch and Moody’s with a negative outlook? They were downgraded because of a error? A lot more goes into play downgrading someone than an ‘error’ which I would think you’re somewhat aware of.</p>

<p>“All of the banks affected by today’s actions have significant exposure to the volatility and risk of outsized losses inherent to capital markets activities”, says Moody’s Global Banking Managing Director Greg Bauer. “However, they also engage in other, often market leading business activities that are central to Moody’s assessment of their credit profiles. These activities can provide important ‘shock absorbers’ that mitigate the potential volatility of capital markets operations, but they also present unique risks and challenges.”</p>

<p>Finance jobs, thriving? Uh…what? On planet…?
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<p>Finance in the U.S.A
<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/njYFs.png[/url]”>http://i.imgur.com/njYFs.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Finance in the EuroZone. (Unfortunately the data available to me was only until 2010)
<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/sqRdG.jpg[/url]”>http://i.imgur.com/sqRdG.jpg&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Finance in the U.K.
<a href=“http://i.imgur.com/Gm3HN.png[/url]”>http://i.imgur.com/Gm3HN.png&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>The only place that has experienced some from of ‘recovery’ in the finance sector is the U.K. And that’s just getting back to 2001.</p>

<p>I don’t have the time to go into Asia and Australia etc. although I do believe the finance sector is stronger in Australia. Not sure about Asia. Mining bubble is helping to fuel finance sector jobs in Australia.</p>