10 Largest Companies In The World By Assets

8. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is the largest bank in the U.S in terms of assets, with over $2.51 trillion of them. The bank also has its own hedge fund unit, which is the second-largest hedge fund in the U.S. The company was formed in 2000 as a result of the merger between Chase Manhattan Corporation and J.P. Morgan & Co. Last month, JPMorgan Chase easily passed the first round of Fed stress tests. The tests were designed by the Federal Reserve to make sure that banks with more than $50 billion in assets have enough capital to survive an economic crisis.

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