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foxes of finance
June 30, 2010
Foxes of Finance
Our mostly subjective, entirely shallow, list of Wall Street’s hottest bachelors.
By
Jessica Pressler
and
Bess Levin
roasts
June 30, 2010
AIG’s Joe Cassano to FCIC: Beat Me, Chain Me, Whip Me, But Leave My Employees Alone
“Don’t criticism them, criticize me.”
By
Jessica Pressler
goldmanfellas
June 30, 2010
Gary Cohn Can’t Spell, But He Is Not Stupid
Goldman’s COO can immediately suss out who is a “retread” and who is not.
By
Jessica Pressler
they sent them thank-you notes
June 30, 2010
Breaking: New York Fed Officials Were Polite to Bankers
They wrote them thank-you notes, an investigation uncovers.
By
Jessica Pressler
slouching toward reform
June 29, 2010
Banks May Beat Congress Into Repealing $19 Billion Tax
Thanks, Scott Brown.
By
Jessica Pressler
bridge and tunnel
June 29, 2010
New York May Tax Out-of-State Hedge-Fund Workers
Connecticut is no longer safe!
By
Jessica Pressler
quagmires
June 28, 2010
Hamptons Property Fight Brings Indignant Tears To Terry Semel’s Eyes
It’s the injustice. The indignity.
By
Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
June 28, 2010
Banks Back in Control of the Situation
For the financial industry, things are finally starting to get back to normal.
By
Jessica Pressler
p-money
June 25, 2010
John Paulson Is Upbeat on the Economy But Is Hoarding Gold Just in Case
Just in case, you know, society collapses.
By
Jessica Pressler
awkward
June 25, 2010
‘Killer Karofsky’ Used ‘Magnetic Personality’ to Seduce Co-worker’s Wife
Awkward.
By
Jessica Pressler
June 24, 2010
Is Russell Simmons Helping or Exploiting the Poor?
The hip-hop entrepreneur won a fee exemption for his “Rush Card,” but his customers are still getting charged.
By
Jessica Pressler
the third terminator
June 24, 2010
Impatient Mayor Bloomberg Forms Coalition to Deal With Immigration
Because, as the mayor put it: “Somebody has to do it.”
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
June 23, 2010
Top Goldman Executive Deigns to Speak to Client With a Mere $2.7 Billion Invested
It’s their new humility, you see.
By
Jessica Pressler
feuds
June 23, 2010
Jamie Dimon vs. John Varley: ‘Two Big-time Bankers in a Very Big Dispute’
CEOs haggle over billions.
By
Jessica Pressler
neighborhood news
June 23, 2010
Foreclosure on Stuyvesant Town Okayed by Judge
Lenders are owed over $3.6 billion — not that they’re going to get it.
By
Chris Rovzar
optics
June 22, 2010
Lloyd Blankfein to Oprah?
Let’s hope so.
By
Jessica Pressler
symbolism
June 21, 2010
‘Wall Street’ for Sale
A symbol of American history goes on the block, for a relatively low price.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
June 21, 2010
Ray Dalio Will Tell You You’re a Slimy Weasel to Your Face
Even if you are his wife.
By
Jessica Pressler
booty at butner
June 21, 2010
Madoff May Have Stashed $9 Billion, Says Chatty Fellow Inmate
More gossip from Bernie’s fellow inmates.
By
Jessica Pressler
lloyd of our lives
June 18, 2010
Goldman Sachs Gets a Small Reprieve From SEC
The agency has granted their request for extra time in filing a response.
By
Jessica Pressler
china and the things that go on there
June 18, 2010
White Dudes Are Still Valuable in China
It really is the land of opportunity.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men they said wouldn’t last
June 18, 2010
Let’s All Give Bob Benmosche a Hand
The AIG CEO reaches an important milestone.
By
Jessica Pressler
slouching toward reform
June 18, 2010
Citigroup Is Just Going to Go Ahead and Proceed Like Financial Reform Isn’t Happening
Volcker Rule? What Volcker Rule?
By
Jessica Pressler
passage to prison
June 18, 2010
Flashy Purchases Were Ken Starr’s Undoing
The biggest one of which was apparently his wife.
By
Jessica Pressler
facebook
June 18, 2010
Reuters: 2009 Facebook Revenue As Much As $800 Million
That’s more than analysts expected.
By
Chris Rovzar
he said he said
June 17, 2010
Jamie Dimon and Barack Obama’s Bromance Continues to Fade
“They don’t understand how toxic they are.”
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
June 16, 2010
Pestering and Pestilence at Goldman Sachs
The firm is suffering in lots of small ways.
By
Jessica Pressler
21 questions
June 16, 2010
Gerri Willis Would Like to Invite You to Dinner
The Fox Business News anchor answers our usual 21 questions.
By
Vanita Salisbury
undignified exits
June 16, 2010
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Delisted From New York Stock Exchange
See ya later, suckers.
By
Jessica Pressler
lloyd of our lives
June 16, 2010
Goldman Sachs Thanks God for Doing Its Work
Or they should, anyway.
By
Jessica Pressler
catching up
June 14, 2010
Coffee Talk With Jeff Skilling
The former Enron CEO may never touch money again, he reveals in a prison interview. Also, he is lonely.
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
June 14, 2010
Everyone Else’s Mistakes Are Goldman Sachs’s Fault
IT WAS GOLDMAN MADE THEM DO IT!
By
Jessica Pressler
adorable things
June 13, 2010
The Twinkle Takeover: Gay (and Gay-Seeming) Boys on the TV and at the Mall
Is it finally okay to be a 13-year-old sissy?
By
Mike Albo
ballsy crime
June 11, 2010
‘Wall Street Warrior’ Guy de Chimay Used Client Funds to Pay for Divorce, Hamptons Mansion
So alleges the SEC, gleefully.
By
Jessica Pressler
econogeddon
June 11, 2010
Nassim Taleb: There Are Actually Three Types of Swans
At least!
By
Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
June 11, 2010
All Investors Think They’re Sophisticated Until They Start Losing Money
“We were just lambs being led to the slaughter,” investor in CDOs whimpers. Only without the blindfold, or the chain, or anything like that.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
June 10, 2010
Florida Scofflaws: We Were Taken Advantage of by Elitist New York Paper
Foreclosed-upon Florida homeowners object to their characterization of themselves.
By
Jessica Pressler
it’s pronounced ‘chevero-lay’
June 10, 2010
General Motors Apologizes for Trying to Act Fancy
Chevrolet: It’s French.
By
Jessica Pressler
fi-cri fallout
June 10, 2010
Deutsche Bank Is New Haven’s ‘Foreclosure King’
The German bank is deeply involved in the housing-market crisis.
By
Jessica Pressler
ponzied
June 10, 2010
Diane Passage May Have to Go Back to the Old Life
The SEC refuses to unfreeze Ken Starr’s assets, leaving his ex-stripper wife with only her dance skills.
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
June 10, 2010
Goldman Sachs Not Guilty of at Least One Thing
The AIG rescue at least wasn’t a “concerted” effort to save Goldman Sachs.
By
Jessica Pressler
rich men with sensitive undercarriages
June 9, 2010
Blind Item: Which Plutocrat Will Only Wipe With ‘Ultraplush’ Tissue?
Four Seasons staff scrambles to find toilet paper worthy of touching wealthy behind.
By
Jessica Pressler
the goldman sachs pile-on
June 9, 2010
Australians Sue Goldman Over ‘Shitty Deal’
“Oy! That was us that bought that!”
By
Jessica Pressler
crime
June 9, 2010
Feds Raid Manhattan ‘Boiler Room’
Thirteen arrested.
By
Jessica Pressler
heated exchanges
June 8, 2010
Jamie Dimon and Kirsten Gillibrand Fight, Make Up
The JPMorgan CEO and New York senator have a “heated exchange.”
By
Jessica Pressler
jamie dimon is shaking in his loafers
June 8, 2010
Chase Customer Comes to Defense of Hot Banker
“If Chase fires her, I will stop banking with them,” says high-profile customer.
By
Jessica Pressler
lloyd of our lives
June 8, 2010
FCIC Not Giving Goldman Sachs a Platform on Which to Sound Smart Again
No way, no how.
fi-cri fallout
June 7, 2010
FCIC Annoyed That Goldman Sachs Is Making Them Work for It
How are they supposed to know if Goldman committed fraud if the company doesn’t point it out to them?
By
Jessica Pressler
embattled minorities
June 7, 2010
Debrahlee Lorenzana: ‘Enough Is Enough’
The banker turned advocate for good-looking people’s rights speaks out.
By
Jessica Pressler
sometimes the clothes do not make the man
June 7, 2010
What Do Arki Busson’s Bracelets Mean?
Are they projecting nonchalance? Or something else?
By
Jessica Pressler
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