Use of nickel (as a natural meteoric nickelâiron alloy) has been traced as far back as 3500 BCE. Nickel was first isolated and classified as a chemical element in 1751 by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt, who initially mistook the ore for a copper mineral.
One of the most powerful bankers of his era, J.P. (John Pierpont) Morgan (1837-1913) financed railroads and helped organize U.S. Steel, General Electric and other major corporations.
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) and J.P. Morgan Clearing Corp. (JPMCC) (both members of FINRA, NYSE, and SIPC); and Chase Insurance Agency, Inc. (CIA) (a licensed Insurance agency, doing business as Chase Insurance Agency Services, Inc. in Florida) are affiliates of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMC) (a member of FDIC).