1. cheddar
    A.I.G. Will Pay $100 Million In Bonuses TodayAnd those are the ones who agreed to a pay cut.
  2. sorkinfreude
    Bankers at Davos: F**k the Volcker Rule“They can go ahead and impose the rule on Friday, and I can assure you that by Monday, we’ll find a way around it.”
  3. money
    Chris Dodd May Kill Volcker Rule“He is not going to risk bipartisan support to make the White House happy.”
  4. these are the people who are in charge of things
    Collapse of Bear Stearns Ruined Date Night For Hank And Wendy PaulsonThe former Treasury Secretary and his wife might otherwise have “immensely enjoyed” a scintillating bird documentary.
  5. highway to hell
    TARP Watchdog: ‘It Is Hard to See How Any of the Fundamental Problems in the System Have Been Addressed’Or, he could put it another way.
  6. men whose names sound like harry potter characters
    A Short History of Goldman Spokesman Lucas Van Praag’s Most Withering Rebuttals“This speculation transcends the simply stupid and takes it to an entirely new level.”
  7. goldmanfellas
    Goldman Sachs CEO Is Reportedly a $100 Million ManAt least that’s how big his bonus for 2009 will be.
  8. white men with money
    Barclays Executive May Have Succeeded in Weeding Political Correctness Out of Kid’s Private SchoolAfter pressure, principal and “gay female coach” resign.
  9. completely jacked like multiple growth hormones
    The Gorilla Juicehead EconomyThe economy has experienced a sudden and noticeable growth spurt.
  10. scenes from a meltdown
    Hank Paulson’s Valley of the Dolls MomentAt one point during the early bailout negotiations, the former Treasury secretary nearly turned to drugs.
  11. finance fiction
    A Huge Amount of Angst Went Into Deciding New Bank of America CEO’s SalaryIt took over a month.
  12. working in financial services is not a crime
    Wall Street Brokers, Traders Speak Out Against OppressionThey’re here, they’re rich, get used to it.
  13. in other news
    Michael Kinsley Will Not Head the Atlantic’s New Business Site“I sort of looked into my soul … “
  14. the geithnerator
    Tim Geithner: Talk To the HandThe Treasury secretary comes out swinging at his big hearing.
  15. great indignations
    Ex–Wall Street Wife Elyse Slaine Is Not HappyThe former Mrs. David Slaine has been subjected to many indignities.
  16. the geithnerator
    How to Feel About Treasury Secretary Tim GeithnerSigh.
  17. early and awesome
    SIGTARP’s Neil Barofsky Is Way More Badass Than We Realized“He still has the knife from a foiled attempt on his life in a field outside Bogotá.”
  18. slippery when wet
    Minnesota Ponzi-Schemer Jailed for Refusing to Relinquish Submarine, Concert TicketsCan you blame him?
  19. wimps
    With Draconian Pay Cuts, Goldman Sachs Is Destroying Itself and Everything It Stands For, Says AnalystGoldman Sachs did not become Goldman Sachs by capitulating to plebes.
  20. economic indicators
    Vikram Pandit Is Eating His Feelings AgainThe Citigroup CEO has become a Sylvia’s regular.
  21. man of the eleventh hour
    Bernanke Confirmation Faces Last-Minute HurdlesThe Fed chairman is facing opposition from both sides.
  22. what other people think
    Smart People on the Proposed Bank Plan: ‘Okay,’ But ‘Whatever’Legislation exhaustion takes its toll on the commentariat.
  23. economic purgatory
    Bankers Reportedly Unthreatened by ‘Volcker Rule’Sorry, Paul.
  24. the rich hunt
    Goldman Sachs Breaks Out Riot Gear After Blockbuster Earnings ReportIs it because of protesters? Or do they fear something else?
  25. goldman sacks is more like it
    Goldman Sachs Nets $5 Billion Profit in Fourth QuarterWow.
  26. the oracle of omaha
    Warren Buffett Is Sick and Tired of the Crisis, the Government, All of You PeopleThe Oracle lashes out.
  27. goldmanfellas
    Goldman Sachs Keeping Bonus Numbers to Itself for NowIt’s more exciting that way.
  28. early and awkward
    Bernanke ‘Welcomes’ a ‘Full Review’ of AIG BailoutsCome on in, look around, the Fed chairman has nothing to hide.
  29. white men with money
    Morgan Stanley’s New and Old CEO Are Very Comfortable With Each OtherAnd their sexuality, apparently.
  30. wall street
    Citigroup Reports $7.6 Billion Loss in Fourth QuarterExiting the TARP program is costing them big.
  31. money
    Wall Street Gears Up to Fight Bank TaxMaybe this is a good thing?
  32. angel’s
    Gisele Gives $1.5 Million To Haiti ReliefWhich makes her a bigger donor than Goldman Sachs, not that anyone is cynically keeping track of that.
  33. white men with money
    Trading in Chicago: Like Altamont, But More Fun!Old-timer traders feared being trampled, but at least it made them feel alive.
  34. tarpies
    Which Financial Institution Cares the Most About Haiti?And/or their own reputations?
  35. white men who are accustomed to winning at life
    JPMorgan Announces $3.3 Billion Profit In Fourth Quarter$11.7 billion overall. But is that good enough for their dashing CEO?
  36. pay day
    Wall Street Pay For 2009 Will Be Higher Than EverIt’s good to be a banker.
  37. goldmanfellas
    Goldman Sachs Responds to Naming of Bonus Recipients With Name-Calling“The speculation about compensation is ill-informed and, frankly, pretty stupid.”
  38. white men with small things between their legs
    You Know What Was Really Lacking at Today’s FCIC Hearings?The thing that puts the circus in media circus.
  39. renter beware
    Stuy Town Debt Holders Give Tishman Speyer and BlackRock Ten Days to PayThis means foreclosure will likely come sooner rather than later.
  40. what we have here is a failure to communicate
    Goldman Sachs CEO Says Geithner Never Asked Him About Taking a Haircut on AIG SwapsIt “never came up.”
  41. navel-gazing
    What to Expect From Today’s FCIC HearingsThe Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission holds its first public hearings.
  42. Lisa Falcone Can Buy a Whole New Set of Space Outfits NowPhillip Falcone’s Harbinger partners is up an amazing 46.55 percent.
  43. today in no shit
    Young People Still Willing to Work at Goldman Sachs Despite Their Terrible Reputation for Making Tons of MoneyWonders never cease.
  44. illegitimi non carborundum
    John Thain Is Determined Not to Let an ‘Interior Decorating Mistake’ Be His LegacyThe former Merrill Lynch CEO, known for his taste in commodes, mulls a job offer.
  45. white men with money
    Even RBS CEO’s Parents Think He Is OverpaidAnd he told them to sod off.
  46. awesome things
    Steve Cohen’s Ex-Wife Drops LawsuitWell, mission accomplished, anyway.
  47. joy and pang
    Danny Pang’s Death Ruled a SuicideAccused of fraud, the financier decided it was better to burn out than to fade away.
  48. deja vu
    SEC Going After Bank of America For Lying to Shareholders, AgainBank of America didn’t tell investors that Merrill Lynch lost billions.
  49. finance fiction
    The Bonus Buster: ‘Secret Information Never Works’The attorney general of New York sets bonus-happy banks straight.
  50. money
    Administration Considers Charging Banks a Fee for Their TransactionsBut we’re the ones who will probably end up paying it.
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