JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon wished Elon Musk the best with DOGE and said he'd "love to be helpful" with the government efficiency effort.
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said Wednesday that he and Tesla CEO Elon Musk have “hugged it out” and resolved their differences, after Dimon’s bank sued the tech billionaire’s electric vehicle
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he and Elon Musk “hugged it out” and put aside nearly a decade of tense interactions thanks to a conversation the pair had at a conference last year.
"Elon and I hugged it out," Dimon told CNBC in a TV interview at the World Economic Forum's annual event in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday. "The guy is our Einstein," the JPMorgan chief said. "I'd like to be helpful to him and his companies as much as we can.
Jamie Dimon’s comments follow JPMorgan’s decision late last year to drop a case filed against Tesla in 2021, which had sought $162.2 million plus fees over a dispute regarding stock warrant transactions.
Jamie Dimon said that he and Elon Musk settled their differences. This seemingly concluded their row, sparked by a legal fight between JPMorgan and Tesla.
Jamie Dimon praised Elon Musk as "our Einstein," resolving past legal disputes, while discussing JPMorgan’s acquisition strategies, regulation reforms, and support for tariffs prioritizing national security over inflation.
CEO Jamie Dimon praised Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and indicated that the two billionaires have patched holes in their relationship.
Jamie Dimon’s praise for Musk was effusive. “The guy is our Einstein,” he remarked, emphasising Musk’s contributions through companies like Tesla and SpaceX. He added, “I’d like to be helpful to him and his companies as much as we can.
“Elon and I hugged it out,” Dimon said. “He came to one of our conferences. He and I had a nice, long chat. We settled some of our differences.”
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, publicly backed Elon Musk’s leadership of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E) today.