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yahooligans
Mar. 26, 2013
Yahoo’s Summly Acquisition Is About PR and Hiring, Not a 17-Year-Old’s App
Nick D’Aloisio won’t be the last tech wonder hired for his story.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
Mar. 26, 2013
Steve Cohen’s Post-Settlement Retail Therapy: A $155 Million Picasso
YOSO. (You only settle once.)
By
Kevin Roose
private iniquity
Mar. 25, 2013
Are Pension Funds Getting Smart About Passive Investments?
CalPERS going passive could be the beginning of a sea change.
By
Kevin Roose
the brothers rajaratnam
Mar. 25, 2013
Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother Had the Worst Flight Ever
He was arrested for insider trading as soon as he landed.
By
Kevin Roose
Mar. 25, 2013
Cyprus Tries the ‘Good Bank, Bad Bank’ Strategy
Will what didn’t work at Lehman Brothers work in Cyprus?
By
Kevin Roose
silicon valley drama
Mar. 21, 2013
All of Silicon Valley Is Scandalized Over a Stupid Dongle Joke
It’s cost two jobs and embroiled the tech world in outrage.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Mar. 21, 2013
Your iPhone Might Be Getting a Parachute
To save it from breaking when dropped.
By
Kevin Roose
yogapantsgate
Mar. 21, 2013
Lululemon Is Handling the Sheer Yoga Pants Scandal All Wrong
How the brand should make lemonade out of their defective Luon pants.
By
Kevin Roose
and
Charlotte Cowles
white men with money
Mar. 21, 2013
Wall Street Bankers Dispense Advice for Living Like the Normals
“9. Ski more cheaply.”
By
Kevin Roose
the cyprus disaster
Mar. 21, 2013
Ask a Random Guy From Cyprus: 12 Questions for Antreas Achilleos
Chatting with a 26-year-old Cypriot about fiscal policy, beaches, and booze.
By
Kevin Roose
Mar. 19, 2013
The 7 Hottest ATMs in Cyprus
Because there’s only one way to illustrate a Cyprus story.
By
Kevin Roose
the cyprus disaster
Mar. 19, 2013
The Cyprus Bailout Is Turning Into a Jerry Bruckheimer Movie
It’s not going so well.
By
Kevin Roose
twins in high places
Mar. 19, 2013
Goldman Sachs’s Magic Twins Are Getting Their Wellness On
Peter and Paul Scialla are leaving 200 West forever.
By
Kevin Roose
absolute moron’s guides
Mar. 18, 2013
The Absolute Moron’s Guide to What’s Happening in Cyprus
A beginner’s Q&A guide to the crisis that is sparking fears of a global financial panic.
By
Kevin Roose
wall street
Mar. 18, 2013
Morgan Stanley Employee Sues, Claiming Racial Discrimination
Dabotubo Horsfall claims he was subjected to race-based mistreatment.
By
Kevin Roose
Mar. 15, 2013
Hedge Fund Tycoon Steve Cohen Is ‘Happy’ to Part With $600 Million
At least it’s just money.
By
Kevin Roose
whale fail
Mar. 15, 2013
JPMorgan’s Whale Handlers Get Steamrolled by Senators
As predicted, it wasn’t pretty.
By
Kevin Roose
whale fail
Mar. 15, 2013
The 5 Biggest Whoppers in JPMorgan’s Senate Report
This is going to be a painful hearing.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
Mar. 14, 2013
Get Ready for #Facebook #Hashtags
All your friends are going to be #engaged and #pregnant soon.
By
Kevin Roose
the greg smith chronicles
Mar. 14, 2013
Goldman Sachs Just Can’t Quit Greg Smith
A year after Smith’s controversial
Times
op-ed, the bank is still obsessed with tearing him down.
By
Kevin Roose
automatons
Mar. 14, 2013
Elite B-School Robots Undeterred by Efforts to Reveal Their Human Sides
“Tell you about myself, you say? Hold on, let me boot up introspection.exe.”
By
Kevin Roose
the amazing life of sheryl sandberg
Mar. 13, 2013
Cisco Becomes First Silicon Valley Firm to Lean In
“What we have been doing hasn’t worked, and it is time to adjust.”
By
Kevin Roose
occupy sugar
Mar. 13, 2013
Occupy Sugar: A Movement Whose Time Has Come
It’s time to rise up against our unfair sugar production regime.
By
Kevin Roose
tax myths
Mar. 13, 2013
French Millionaires Get Their Very Own Dubious Tax Migration Story
In which Gérard Depardieu speaks for a nation.
By
Kevin Roose
the amazing life of sheryl sandberg
Mar. 12, 2013
Who Are the Anonymous Sexists in Sheryl Sandberg’s New Book?
A blind-item guessing game!
By
Kevin Roose
papal economics
Mar. 12, 2013
The Vatican’s Financial Empire, in Charts
What kind of business will the chosen pontiff oversee?
By
Kevin Roose
white men with less money
Mar. 11, 2013
Bankers Are Underpaid, Say Bankers
Ready the small violins!
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money and chutzpah
Mar. 11, 2013
John Paulson Mulls Move to Puerto Rico
Paulson wants to live in the U.S., just not the taxpaying part.
By
Kevin Roose
silicon valley drama
Mar. 8, 2013
Another Venture Capital Firm Is Sued Over Sexual Harassment [Updated]
CMEA Capital’s former partner is accused of harassing three female assistants.
By
Kevin Roose
terrible tech
Mar. 8, 2013
The 9 SXSW Panels I Would Not Attend If Jesus Christ Himself Were Moderating
The worst-sounding panels of Austin’s yearly tech gathering.
By
Kevin Roose
jobs jobs jobs
Mar. 8, 2013
The Economic Recovery Looks Like a House and a Nurse
Construction and health-care jobs lead the way to 236,000 new payrolls.
By
Kevin Roose
too big to jail
Mar. 6, 2013
Eric Holder Gets Passive-Aggressive With Senators on Too-Big-to-Fail Question
The attorney general agrees that banks are too big, but implies it’s Congress’s fault.
By
Kevin Roose
blankfein beard watch
Mar. 6, 2013
Lloyd Blankfein Beard Watch: Now Nuzzle-able
The Goldman Sachs CEO’s facial hair is a party sensation.
By
Kevin Roose
domestic disputes
Mar. 6, 2013
Martha Stewart Is Too Big to Fail
The fight between Macy’s and J.C. Penney has shown us the domestic doyenne’s supremacy.
By
Kevin Roose
the power of dow
Mar. 5, 2013
Five Charts That Matter More Than the Dow Jones Industrial Average
There are economic indicators that matter to the economy. The Dow isn’t one.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Mar. 4, 2013
iGouge: How Variable Pricing Could Hurt Apple
The subtle danger of charging more to some.
By
Kevin Roose
bonus wars
Mar. 1, 2013
Europe’s Plan to Shrink Banker Bonuses Is
Très Stupide
Capping bonuses won’t fix what ails Europe’s banks.
By
Kevin Roose
goldmanfellas
Mar. 1, 2013
Look Out, Wall Street: The Goldman Sachs Partners Ball Is Back
A precrisis ritual makes its return.
By
Kevin Roose
whale fail
Feb. 28, 2013
Lehman Brothers Now Just Blaming Random Famous People for Its Failure
Its new target: the London Whale.
By
Kevin Roose
girls gone bankrupt
Feb. 28, 2013
Girls Gone Wild’s Bankruptcy Strategy Is As Bad As Its Videos
Joe Francis dodges a lawsuit by putting his soft-porn empire into Chapter 11.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money and lost causes
Feb. 28, 2013
How to Spend $500 Million Without Really Mattering
Let Pete Peterson teach you.
By
Kevin Roose
dumb money
Feb. 27, 2013
Dumb Money: Dudes, Dinghys, and Other Start-Up Duds
Our latest look at Silicon Valley’s bad ideas.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money and sore quads
Feb. 27, 2013
Hedge-Fund Manager’s Personal Flaws Conveniently Summed Up by Bike Ride
“His mind wrote a check that his body couldn’t cash.”
By
Kevin Roose
jack lew
Feb. 26, 2013
Jack Lew’s Fake Citigroup ‘Bonus’ Scandal Peters Out
The incoming Treasury Secretary negotiated his contract well — that’s all.
By
Kevin Roose
Feb. 26, 2013
Wall Street’s Bonus Woes Continue, Despite 8 Percent Uptick
A little more money isn’t going to make bankers happy.
By
Kevin Roose
absolute moron’s guide
Feb. 26, 2013
The Absolute Moron’s Guide to the Sequester
Everything you wanted to know about the sequester, but were too dumb to ask.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
Feb. 25, 2013
Did Citigroup Pay Jack Lew a Government-Job Bounty?
Or is it just a misunderstanding?
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Feb. 22, 2013
David Einhorn Wins Right to Be Properly Ignored by Apple
A judge blocked Apple’s shareholder vote on preferred stock.
By
Kevin Roose
sheryl sandberg
Feb. 22, 2013
When Is Sheryl Sandberg Leaving Facebook?
Her “Lean In” campaign could be a subtle signal: I’m out.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
Feb. 21, 2013
Citigroup Learns From Mistakes, Only Slightly Overpays CEO This Year
Corbat rakes in $11.5 million.
By
Kevin Roose
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