1. white men with money
    Hedge-Fund Managers Who Bet on Financial Companies Made Loads of Money Last YearIn the meantime, CEOs of said companies made squat.
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. things that are amazingly not an april fool’s joke
    SEC Appoints Kathy Griffin Chief Compliance OfficerNo, really.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. the most important people in the world
    Michael Douglas Is Not As Financially Savvy As He Looks“I lost 35 to 40 percent of my net worth on the 2008 crash.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. white men who are accustomed to winning at life
    Jamie Dimon Doesn’t Need Anything From Anybody EverNot government and not YOU.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. aggravating insurance giants
    When He Was Running AIG, Edward Liddy Could Not Get Through an Airport Without Being Approached by CommonersNo wonder he quit so fast.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. real-life ferris buellers
    How Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan Gives His Office That Lived-In LookFamily photos give the Bank of America CEO’s empty office a feeling of presence.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. fierceness
    Distressed Investor Lynn Tilton ‘Wears Tight Leather and Intimidates the Sh%t Out of Everyone’“I need to look sufficiently fierce to make sure that I garner the respect that I deserve.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. white men with hobbies
    Guitar-Playing Grayhair, Bodybuilder, Sex-Toy Enthusiast Reportedly Drove AIG to RuinThose are three separate people.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. white men with broken hearts
    Former IBM Executive Gets Misty After Pleading Guilty to Insider TradingBob Moffat was just trying to help out his “friend.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. macho men who do tender things
    Kendrick Wilson III Was Called ‘Wildcat’ in CollegeBut beneath the titan of finance’s tough shell is a tender heart.
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. finance fiction
    If We Were Friends With John Paulson, Part XThe conversation we might have had with rock-star hedge-funder John Paulson over Instant Messenger today, if we were, like, bros.
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. Bloomberg Discrimination Hearing Sounds Like It Was Kind of Fun!Bouncing lawyers, jokey judges.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. god’s work
    Look Out, Poland!Goldman Sachs is opening a branch in Warsaw.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. cruel summers
    Report: Larry Summers Quitting in a Huff After Not Getting Fed Chairman JobThat’s what Charlie Gasparino is saying, though the White House denies it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. the downturnaround
    Rich People to Reclaim Their Position Above the Rest of UsIn private aircraft, that is.
    By Jessica Pressler
  17. power couples
    G.E. Executive Writes Totally Gay Mash Note to Tyra Banks’s Boyfriend“Incredible!” “Impressive!”
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. tarpies
    The Folksy Wisdom of Elizabeth Warren“Dang gummit, somebody has got to stand up on behalf of middle-class families!”
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. god’s work
    Lloyd Blankfein Gives Away $11 Million of His Own Money and Still No One Is HappyThe Goldman Sachs CEO cannot catch a break.
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. the gorilla
    Report: Richard Fuld Practically Wet Himself During Lehman InquiryHe often appeared “hyper” and “highly agitated” during questioning.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. the vampire squid
    Goldman Sachs Accused of Disrespecting the Miracle of LifeThe embattled firm is being sued by an ex-employee who claims she was put on the “mommy track.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. first-world problems
    Now Kenneth Feinberg Is Making It Impossible for Bankers to Get DivorcedWhy does the government have to meddle in everything?
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. failing upward
    Jon Corzine Goes Back to His Fallback CareerThe former New Jersey governor has gone back to his original pastime: making oodles of money.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. choosing to see the world in a nicer way
    Recession Makes Men More Vulnerable to Sexual HarassmentEconomic distress has made us all more open with each other.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. granular knowledge
    Bankers Who Threaten to Quit Over Reduced Compensation May Be Big LiarsThe coming financial-services exodus may just be another urban legend.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. i know you are but what am i
    Larry Summers Takes Umbrage at Being Called a ‘Little Punk’ by John BoehnerFirst of all, he is not little! He is an economic adviser to the President of the United States!
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. fallen idols
    Alan Greenspan on ‘Too Big to Fail’ Financial Institutions: My BadBut it wasn’t like he didn’t know what was going on, okay?
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. the oracle of omaha
    Warren Buffett Is Literally a Rock Star NowThe Oracle performs a power ballad.
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. Former Lehman Executives ‘Giggle’ at ‘Nonprofessionals’ Who Think Losing Billions of Dollars Is a Big DealIt’s sad, really, that people think it’s such a big deal.
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. early and often
    The Federal Reserve Is Not Ready to Make a Commitment… to saying the economy has recovered.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. the geithnerator
    Tim Geithner: &#%*@ This Jobless RateThe Treasury secretary turns his famed temper to unemployment.
    By Jessica Pressler
  32. white men with money
    Barclays Defines ‘Jerks’ Loosely“While most investment banks claim to have a ‘no-jerk’ policy on hiring,” the ‘FT’ tells us today, at Barclays “the policy is taken seriously.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  33. aggravating insurance giants
    No One Was Driving the AIG Train When It Went Off the RailsSays the firm’s former chief counsel.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. things that are legit
    Serious, Legitimate Offer Made to People Who Hate Goldman SachsSomeone from Craigslist.
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. fi-cri fallout
    Lehman Brothers Executives Let Loan Exposures Balloon in Order to Save ‘100 Bankers’A short vignette from the gargantuan Lehman Brothers bankruptcy report.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. the work of the gods
    Vikram Pandit Is Doing Krishna’s WorkThe Citigroup CEO says his “Eastern upbringing” is helping him lead the bank.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. their bad
    Bank of America: They Steal Parrots, Don’t They?Foreclosing on the wrong person’s house: bad. Taking their pet: worse.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. white men with money
    Jeffrey Gundlach Is Your Average Stoner, Only More MotivatedThanks to television.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. nude lips sink ships
    Erin Callan Is Living the DreamShe lives in the woods and dates a fireman.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. j-vanka
    J-Vanka Is Not Growing the Perfect Manhattan Alpha Baby… yet.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. the geithnerator
    What Does Not Kill Tim Geithner Makes Him StrongerHow the Treasury secretary is coping with being hated.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. aggravating insurance giants
    AIG Reportedly Sells Major Insurance Unit to MetLifeThe $15.5 billion deal comes after last week’s major sale.
    By Josh Duboff
  43. he said he said
    Ron Burkle Spills About Breakup With Bill ClintonAt last, answers about one of the great breakups of our time.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. books
    Michael Lewis Is the Latest Person to Overlook Harry MarkopolosHugo Lindgren looks at two new crisis books.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. jobs jobs jobs
    National Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.7 PercentAnd it may have been even better if it hadn’t been for that damn snow!
    By Chris Rovzar
  46. the greatest depression
    The House Passed the Jobs BillThe vote was 217–201.
    By Chris Rovzar
  47. the ceo whisperer
    Too Big to Fail and Zombies to Be Produced by HBOThis is may be a missed opportunity.
    By Chris Rovzar
  48. problem children
    Vikram Pandit to Thank the GovernmentYou read that right. This man has no pride.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. economic purgatory
    White House Bites Bullet, Puts Out Volcker RulesWe’ll see how far they get.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. tell us about your hernia
    Hank Paulson Is Talking About His Stomach Problems AgainApparently, he has a chronic condition.
    By Jessica Pressler
  51. the greatest depression
    We Benefited More From the Bailout Than AnyoneYay, us!
    By Jessica Pressler
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