JPMorgan’s Dimon Keeps Roles of Chairman-CEO as Fewer Holders Seek Split JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon won more shareholder support this year than in 2012 to remain chairman, surviving a campaign to split the roles after a record trading loss at the biggest U.S. bank.

Bullard Sees Europe Becoming Like Japan Without ‘Aggressive’ QE Program Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said Europe risks an extended period of low growth and deflation like Japan’s unless the European Central Bank acts with an aggressive quantitative easing program.

Fannie Mae Is Said to Plan $2 Billion CMBS Offering as Bond Demand Rises Fannie Mae plans to sell $2 billion of commercial-mortgage bonds issued before the credit market seizure as it seeks to reduce holdings of illiquid assets, according to three people familiar with the offering.

MetLife Avoids ‘Pricey’ Buffett Reinsurance as CEO Confronts Annuity Risks MetLife Inc., the largest U.S. life insurer, is looking beyond Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian seeks ways to limit risk from retirement products known as variable annuities.

Two-Century Low Mortgage Rate Seen Easing Record Slump: Australia Credit Westpac Banking Corp.’s cheapest fixed-rate mortgage in its 196-year history looks set to bolster the home-loan market after the slowest growth on record.

American Autos Evoke Tail Fins as Market Share Grows on Innovative Designs In the dark winter months before General Motors Co. filed for bankruptcy four years ago, its top designer, Ed Welburn, was growing increasingly frustrated with the negative news about his company.