James Franey

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | James Franey

New York City power-broker Kathryn Wylde, who in 2017 urged local Dems to stop bashing and work with President Donald Trump, announced Thursday that she will retire after more than four decades with the Partnership for New York. Wylde — who joined the pro-business lobby group in 1982 and became CEO of the non-profit in 2011 — has been a vocal advocate for cutting red tape to encourage investment in the Big Apple during both Democratic and Republican administrations.

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | James Franey

JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon on Thursday said the US economy continues to face the risk of stagflation due to ballooning deficits, geopolitical tensions and price pressures from President Trump’s trade war. “There is a chance that with these things you’ll have stagflation,” Dimon said in an interview with Bloomberg while attending JPMorgan’s Global China Summit in Shanghai.

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | James Franey

JPMorgan Chase, the largest US bank, will soon allow clients to buy bitcoin — despite CEO Jamie Dimon’s persistent criticism of the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Dimon, 69, announced the major U-turn at the bank’s annual investor day on Monday, where speculation continued to swirl over the future of the veteran banker, who has been in the top job for nearly two decades. “We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon told investors. “We’re not going to custody it.

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | James Franey

Bill Ackman has called on the entire board of the Ivy League college to resign, accusing its members of “presiding over the destruction of the once-great institution” over a fiddling response to antisemitism on campus.

3 weeks ago | nypost.com | James Franey

The Qatari sheikh who is gifting a $400 million plane that’s slated to become President Donald Trump’s next Air Force One has previously faced allegations of corruption and antisemitism — and is now embroiled in a $20 million legal dispute over a string of luxury hotels, The Post has learned. A Boeing 747-8 jet that has been dubbed a “flying palace” is owned by the Qatari royal family.