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# Friday the 13th: Breaking Superstitions
- URL: https://ivn.us/friday-the-13th-good-day-bad-day/
- Published: 2012-07-13T16:43:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:27:31.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

For those of you who are superstitious, Friday the 13th is not your lucky day. As for business owners, studies [suggest](http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending/2012/07/13/friday%5Fthe%5F13th%5Fthis%5Fweek%5Fs%5Funlucky%5Fday.html?ref=ivn.us) a total loss of $800 million in productivity in the United States on today's date.

But for those of you following the stock market, today might just be your lucky day, with JPMorgan Chase & Company [reporting](http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-07/lucky-friday-the-13th-for-jpmorgan-analyst-blog.aspx?storyid=155625&ref=ivn.us#ixzz20WKs57rH) second quarter earnings per share of $1.21, way ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 78 cents.

> JPMorgan's better-than-expected earnings signal good going by the sector. A marked recovery of the bond and equity market and the consequent strong performances by its business segments, which helped JPMorgan overcome its difficulties to a great extent, should lift the results of other mega banks during the quarter.

There's more good news. ABC reports that the [Pasadena, Calif., Humane Society and SPCA](http://www.pasadenahumane.org/?ref=ivn.us) will launch a campaign to encourage prospective pet owners to adopt black cats, the notoriously unlucky symbol of Friday the 13th. Starting today, adoption fees have been dropped to $13, including a spay and nueter, microchip, the first set of vaccines, and the health visit.

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