JPMorgan selling physical commodities business

Published March 19, 2014 11:18pm ET



NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan said on Wednesday that it has made a deal to sell its physical commodities business for $3.5 billion as regulators weigh whether to restrict banks’ ability to control power plants, warehouses, and oil refineries.

If it’s approved by regulators, the deal would put the commodities business in the hands of energy and commodities trading company Mercuria Energy Group Ltd.

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