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bright ideas
Sept. 14, 2010
Andrew Ross Sorkin Knows What Wall Street Needs to Do to Fix Its Reputation
It starts with one man.
By
Jessica Pressler
early and awesome
Sept. 13, 2010
Neil Barofsky Only Floyd Fan in the Treasury?
A bold assertion about the special inspector general overseeing TARP.
By
Jessica Pressler
this is pretty much how most of america feels too
Sept. 13, 2010
Oliver Stone Doesn’t Need to Know What a CDO Is to Know What One Feels Like
And what it feels like is PURE EVIL.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldmanfellas
Sept. 13, 2010
The Mysteries of the Goldman Sachs Partnering Process, Revealed
A former Goldman Sachs partner describes one of their most sacred rituals.
By
Jessica Pressler
Sept. 10, 2010
Costume Designer:
Wall Street
Wardrobe ‘Not 100 Percent Rooted in Reality’
“It’s a movie. We’re telling a story in a movie.”
By
Jessica Pressler
to thine own self be true
Sept. 9, 2010
Everyone May Hate Goldman Sachs, But Goldman Still Loves Itself
Employees vote it best workplace ever!
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Sept. 8, 2010
CEO Who Drove CIT to Bankruptcy Gets New Gig
At Barclays!
By
Josh Duboff
fi-cri fallout
Sept. 8, 2010
Financial Crisis Leads To Transformative Experience for Lehman Quant
Lehman Brothers trader Adam Garrett has become anime director Guy Orlebar.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Sept. 8, 2010
Greg Lippmann Is Not a Jerk
He just stonewalls middle-aged moms sometimes, but it’s for their own good.
By
Jessica Pressler
ain’t no mountain high enough
Sept. 7, 2010
Jamie Dimon’s Stoner-Looking Yearbook Photo, Explained
At last.
By
Jessica Pressler
bring on the funkhouser
Sept. 7, 2010
Elitist Attitude Helps Uncover Fraud
Once they saw he went to a bad college, it was all over for Kenneth Wayne McLeod.
By
Jessica Pressler
bogus
Sept. 7, 2010
Hedge-Fund Executive Explores Other Growth Opportunities
An executive at a Connecticut hedge fund is arrested for cultivating a huge amount of pot.
By
Jessica Pressler
vengeance
Sept. 7, 2010
Hedge-Fund Manager Tells Off Friends, Ex-Fiancé via Bloomberg
Sara Grillo is angry.
By
Jessica Pressler
oracle
Sept. 6, 2010
Oracle Switches Out One Scandal-Ridden Exec for Another [Updated]
Former HP chairman and CEO Mark Hurd taking the job.
By
Josh Duboff
art
Sept. 1, 2010
Alcohol-Infused Lost-Painting Story Now Includes a Convicted Con Artist
Painting’s owner withdraws lawsuit.
By
Josh Duboff
Sept. 1, 2010
Blind Item: Which Goldman Sachs VP Is About to Be Thoroughly Humiliated by His Colleagues?
Look out, Maserati-owning “34 year old Asian American VP at Goldman Sachs.”
By
Jessica Pressler
in other words
Sept. 1, 2010
Richard Fuld’s Day in Denial
“Lehman was forced into bankruptcy not because it neglected to act responsibly,” and other gems from today’s hearing.
By
Jessica Pressler
awkward
Sept. 1, 2010
Man Gets Wasted, Loses $1.4 Million Painting
Oops.
By
Jessica Pressler
the gorilla
Sept. 1, 2010
Richard Fuld, Victim
“Lehman’s demise was caused by uncontrollable market forces and the incorrect perception and accompanying rumors that Lehman did not have sufficient capital to support its investments.”
By
Jessica Pressler
wall street
Aug. 31, 2010
Women Don’t Work on Wall Street Because It’s Awful
A lot of people think Wall Street rejects women. In fact, it is the other way around.
By
Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
Aug. 31, 2010
JPMorgan Might Close Down Prop Desks, Eventually, Maybe
Depends on a few things.
By
Jessica Pressler
at least he was diligent
Aug. 30, 2010
Man Offers Perfectly Reasonable Explanation for Smoking Pot at Work
Is fired anyway.
By
Jessica Pressler
horror shows
Aug. 30, 2010
Barclays Executives Found Going Through Lehman’s Books to Be a Bloodcurdling Experience
“Lehman’s books were in such a mess that I don’t think they knew where they were.”
By
Jessica Pressler
business
Aug. 26, 2010
Number of New Jobless Claims Edges Down
Less than 500,000 new people joined the unemployment line last week! (That’s still pretty bad.)
By
Avi Zenilman
lost in translation
Aug. 25, 2010
In China, Goldman Sachs Is a ‘Manchurian Tiger’
“The group creeps around the world, like a veteran hunter stalking its prey, when it smells blood it pounces!”
By
Jessica Pressler
habits
Aug. 20, 2010
Pot, Pez Dispensers Filled With Smack All the Rage on Wall Street
This explains a lot.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldman sacks is more like it
Aug. 20, 2010
Goldman Sachs May Begin Selling Uranium
Cue the conspiracy theories.
By
Jessica Pressler
stuck on you
Aug. 20, 2010
Tim Geithner Will Forever Be Tied to Goldman Sachs
Whether he likes it or not.
By
Jessica Pressler
booze you can use
Aug. 18, 2010
Getting Wasted Key to Success on Wall Street
Drinking helps forge an “emotional connection,” says former Merrill Lynch salesman.
By
Jessica Pressler
resurrections
Aug. 12, 2010
Bob Rubin Feels Loved Again
The former Treasury secretary has found a young, firm … firm.
By
Jessica Pressler
geroni ‘mo
Aug. 12, 2010
JetBlue CFO Flies Cross-Country, Collects Garbage
Apparently, this is business as usual.
By
Chris Rovzar
the rich
Aug. 12, 2010
Citigroup to Provide Babysitting Services for Children of Millionaires
This could be good for all of us.
By
Jessica Pressler
the tourre tour
Aug. 10, 2010
No Settlement for Fabulous Fab
Young Goldman Sachs executive faces trial, and maybe jail.
By
Jessica Pressler
real estate
Aug. 10, 2010
Bill Ackman Has His Hands All Over Stuyvesant Town
Or at least all up in one very key part of its debt.
By
Chris Rovzar
lloyd of our lives
Aug. 9, 2010
Lloyd Blankfein Gets Out of Judging Book Contest on a Technicality
He’s a main character in too many of them.
By
Jessica Pressler
stealing virtue the carrianne howard story
Aug. 9, 2010
Stripper ‘Pretty Much’ Proves Goldman Did Her Wrong on YouTube
Was this woman smart enough to get a college degree? No, she indicates.
By
Jessica Pressler
sticking it to the man
Aug. 8, 2010
Goldman Sachs Unimpressed By Street Art Campaign
The firm gives “Gold in Sacks,” stickers “a failing grade for originality,” but we think they’re kind of cool.
By
Jessica Pressler
stealing virtue
Aug. 6, 2010
Goldman Sachs Drove Innocent Woman to Stripping
The Squid strikes again.
By
Jessica Pressler
target
Aug. 5, 2010
Target Issues Apology After Donation to Anti-Gay, Conservative Republican
“I realize our decision affected many of you in a way I did not anticipate, and for that I am genuinely sorry.”
By
Josh Duboff
paul volcker’s so-called life
Aug. 5, 2010
Why Can’t Anyone Just Call It ‘the Volcker Rule’?
He’s an old man! Let him have his rule.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men who love orchids
Aug. 5, 2010
Steve Eisman’s Outspokenness, Orchid Habit May Have Caused Rift With Morgan Stanley
When it comes to his own fund,
The Big Short
’s main character might be a little short-sighted.
By
Jessica Pressler
barnes & noble
Aug. 3, 2010
Barnes & Noble Up For Sale
Founder may form investor group to buy company.
By
Josh Duboff
bons mots
Aug. 3, 2010
A ‘Tsunami’ With ‘Shades of Kristallnacht’
A brief collection of over-the-top metaphors the rich have ascribed to our economic condition.
By
Jessica Pressler
real estate
Aug. 3, 2010
Trump Soho Sued
Fifteen owners feel they were duped into buying.
By
Chris Rovzar
slatterns
Aug. 3, 2010
Connecticut Governor Jodi Rell Gets Her Pity Date With Hedge Funds
“It’s nice to be wanted.”
By
Jessica Pressler
goldman sachs
Aug. 2, 2010
Goldman Sachs To Abstain From Political Ad Spending
Statement on the bank’s web site is adjusted.
By
Josh Duboff
eeyore
Aug. 2, 2010
Bernanke: Things Are Better, But Also Still Bad
The Fed chairman is still cautiously pessimistic.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldman sachs
Aug. 2, 2010
Goldman Sachs Blocks Downtown Resident’s Access to Discount Footwear
They’re having a hard time with it.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldman sachs
July 30, 2010
One of the Worst Things About Working at Goldman Sachs Is How Jealous Everyone Is of You
“People envy you for working there … it’s pretty bad.”
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
July 30, 2010
Local Woman Skeptical of Goldman Sachs’s Attempts to Make Neighborhood Awesome
What are they really after?
By
Jessica Pressler
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