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I wanted to start by saying that the eurozone - there are two reasons they formed the European Union. One is for political peace and rationalization. And I think that's a good thing for a continent that went through hundreds of years of wars.

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Jamie Dimon
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: March 13
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