JPMorgan got fooled by the ‘nickel’ rocks that it bought

Oops! How did nearly $2 million worth of nickel owned by JPMorgan Chase turn out to be just bags of rocks? We’ll give you the TL;DR on commodity trading and tell JPMorgan’s tale of woe. And, the House passed a piece of GOP-backed legislation that’s in line with many conservative politicians’ push to limit what can be taught and read in schools. While the bill won’t make it through a Democratic Senate, it could still be used as a political tool. Plus, a round of Half Full/Half Empty with a surprise guest host!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• • “JPMorgan’s Mystery ‘Nickel’ Rocks: The Hunt for Clues Begins With a Kick” from Bloomberg

• • “JPMorgan Had Some Fake Nickel” from Bloomberg

• • “Parents Bill of Rights: 5 things to know about the House GOP’s legislation” from The Hill

• • “House passes the GOP’s Parents Bill of Rights measure opposed by Biden” from NBC News

• • “Twitter claims ‘legacy’ blue checkmarks will start to disappear on April Fools’ Day” The Verge

• • Moderna will charge around $130 for its COVID vaccine — and Congress isn’t too happy

• • “Subway’s Footlong Pass is back as more restaurants test subscriptions” from Axios

• • “These New Yorkers Hate the New ‘We ❤️ NYC’ Logo” from The New York Times

• • “WGA Would Allow Artificial Intelligence in Scriptwriting, as Long as Writers Maintain Credit” from Variety

• • “Our Film Critic on Why He’s Done With the Movies” from The Daily

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