Jon Macaskill

1 month ago | mentalkingmindfulness.substack.com | Jon Macaskill |Will Schneider

IQ gets you hired, EQ gets you promotedHow is your Emotional Intelligence (EQ)? By Men Talking Mindfulness, Jon Macaskill, and Will Schneider

1 month ago | dcreport.org | Jon Macaskill

Standing Up for What's RightWe at DCReport recently came across a very powerful post on LinkedIn from Jon Macaskill, a retired Navy SEAL Commander. He spoke his mind on the recent firing of General CQ Brown from his role as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. We run it here with Mr. Macaskill's permission. I've bitten my tongue long enough. I know politics doesn't belong on LinkedIn. I get it. But this... this isn't about politics. It's about leadership. It's about integrity.

Jan 6, 2025 | mentalkingmindfulness.substack.com | Jon Macaskill |Will Schneider

Does Fear, Anxiety and Stress Keep Getting in Your Way? here is the way out... By Men Talking Mindfulness, Jon Macaskill, and Will Schneider

Nov 7, 2024 | euromoney.com | Jon Macaskill

Donald Trump’s convincing election victory sparked a rally in US bank stocks on Wednesday. Goldman Sachs saw its shares appreciate by 13%, JPMorgan rose 12% and the KBW Nasdaq Bank Index was up by 11%, while some regional banks posted even bigger gains as investors anticipated the impact of lighter regulation in a second Trump administration. Bank stocks comfortably outperformed a broad market rally that saw the S&P 500 close up by 2.5%.

Sep 9, 2024 | euromoney.com | Jon Macaskill

Timing is everything in finance, especially if you work at Deutsche Bank. Shikha Gupta, a former credit trader at the firm, has lost a claim for £2.6 million over the non-payment of a suitable bonus for her work in 2016. A British judge on September 5 agreed with the bank that Gupta had been given no formal assurance about a bonus for her role in winding down Deutsche’s non-core credit exposure and that the firm had no obligation to pay bonuses, given its dire financial condition at the time.