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wunderkinder
Dec. 8, 2009
Meet Jan Sramek, the 22-Year-Old Goldman Sachs Trader in Charge of Millions
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.”
By
Heidi N. Moore
you call that art?
Dec. 7, 2009
Goldman Employees Don’t Much Like Modern Art
Maybe they just don’t understand it.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the office of financial instability
Dec. 7, 2009
Neel Kashkari Gets a New Gig
And it isn’t chopping wood.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
Dec. 7, 2009
Bankers Now Taking Jobs Away From Old People, High-School Students
First they blew up the economy. Now they’re stealing what few jobs are left.
By
Jessica Pressler
aggravating insurance giants
Dec. 7, 2009
Bailed-Out AIG Employees Consider Bailing Out of Company
Informed that their golden parachutes might soon expire, five executives threaten to leap.
By
Jessica Pressler
finance nonfiction
Dec. 7, 2009
Neel Kashkari on Stress Eating, Hank Paulson’s Dry Heaves, and the ‘Enduring Headache at the Center of His Brain’
The former TARP inspector general tells his epic story.
By
Jessica Pressler
if we were friends with john paulson
Dec. 4, 2009
If We Were Friends With John Paulson, Part IX
What our IM conversation with the billionaire hedge-funder would have been like today, if we were, like, pals.
By
Jessica Pressler
the gorilla
Dec. 4, 2009
Richard Fuld Falls On Hard Times?
The former Lehman Brothers CEO is late on his property-tax payments.
By
Jessica Pressler
the rich hunt
Dec. 4, 2009
Goldman Sachs Will Pay For Ruining Ice Skating, Hot Chocolate, Christmas
Haven’t we had to put up with enough from this organization?
By
Jessica Pressler
things that might once have shocked us
Dec. 4, 2009
SEC Investigated Raj Rajaratnam a Decade Ago
Shockingly, they didn’t find anything.
By
Jessica Pressler
party lines
Dec. 3, 2009
Sandy Weill: ‘I’m Not Really Wanting of Objects’
The man who made billions building Citigroup has a short Christmas list.
By
Jada Yuan
Dec. 3, 2009
‘In Short, You Are the Definition of a Moral Hazard’
Lawmakers let Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke know they were watching him during confirmation hearing.
By
Jessica Pressler
sand traps
Dec. 3, 2009
Dubai: Bowed, But Not Broken
Dubai has stabilized, but they probably won’t be building any luxury underwater resorts anytime soon.
By
Hugo Lindgren
client 9
Dec. 3, 2009
Eliot Spitzer: ‘I Don’t Think
The Wall Street Journal
Has the Foggiest Idea of What Capitalism Is All About’
In an ‘Interview’ piece, the former governor goes after his most recent nemesis.
By
Chris Rovzar
refunds
Dec. 2, 2009
Bank of America to Repay $45 Billion Bailout Money
Maybe now they can hire a CEO.
By
Adam K. Raymond
beefs
Dec. 2, 2009
Bernie Sanders Will Try to Block Ben Bernanke’s Confirmation
He must hate beards.
By
Adam K. Raymond
nature enthusiasts
Dec. 2, 2009
Hank Paulson Knows What It Sounds Like When Doves Cry
But he has never shed a tear himself.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Dec. 2, 2009
Naughty Bankers Need Love, Too
Wall Street professionals have affairs “to feel loved,” according to a survey.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Dec. 1, 2009
Barclays Executive Attacks Hateful Feminist Teacher for Making His Practically Adult Son Cry
“Why is a gay female coach telling high school girls on her team that she was disappointed in them for belonging to the spirit club and that by doing so they are just pandering to the football team?”
By
Jessica Pressler
sorkinfreude
Dec. 1, 2009
Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Sweet Vanity Plates
The ‘Times’ DealBook editor is 2B2F.
By
Jessica Pressler
web wedgies
Nov. 30, 2009
Two Grinches
Econo-enemies Niall Ferguson and Paul Krugman agree on at least one thing: We’re screwed.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
Nov. 30, 2009
Ben Bernanke Joins the Debate Over His Second Term
He thinks he should get one.
By
Adam K. Raymond
awesome things
Nov. 25, 2009
Judge Tells ‘Vexatious’ Bank to Shove It
A verbose judge relieves a Long Island couple of their $525,000 mortgage.
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
Nov. 25, 2009
Rajaratnam’s Brother’s Hedge Fund Was Also Being Investigated by the SEC
It’s a family affair!
By
Jessica Pressler
ballsy crime
Nov. 24, 2009
Forget Everything You’ve Heard: Raj Rajaratnam Never Traded on Inside Information
The Galleon founder’s lawyers reject insider-trading charges on the grounds that he was improperly wiretapped.
By
Jessica Pressler
made-off
Nov. 23, 2009
Firms Cleaning Up Madoff Mess Are Raking In the Cash
At least someone is.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ballsy crime
Nov. 23, 2009
Analyst Who Fed Raj Rajaratnam Inside Information Was a Total Cougar
Or was, until she was indicted.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
Nov. 23, 2009
What Should Goldman Sachs’s New PR Strategy Be?
Discuss.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
Nov. 20, 2009
Goldman’s Sachs-Cloth and Ashes Tour Continues
Three hundred Goldman employees are spending this Thanksgiving on garbage duty.
By
Jessica Pressler
web wedgies
Nov. 20, 2009
Financial Bloggers Felix Salmon and Henry Blodget Have a Fight, Make Up
A breakdown of an online argument between two titans.
By
Jessica Pressler
early and often
Nov. 19, 2009
Tim Geithner Throws Stones in a Glass House of Representatives
The Treasury secretary got into it at a Joint Economic Committee hearing this morning.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with milkshakes
Nov. 19, 2009
Hedge-Funder Ken Griffin Has Two Identities
To some, he’s the Man Who Lost $8 Billion. To others, he’s the Man of 1,000 Milkshakes.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Nov. 18, 2009
Vikram Pandit Will Continue to Make $1 Per Year
The Citigroup CEO continues his reign of austerity.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldmanfellas
Nov. 18, 2009
Goldman Sachs Is Going to Give People Millions of Dollars
The firm has created a $500 million initiative to assist small businesses.
By
Jessica Pressler
goldmanfellas
Nov. 17, 2009
Lloyd Blankfein Apologizes (Kind Of)
The Goldman Sachs CEO messes it up with one noun.
By
Jessica Pressler
early and awesome
Nov. 17, 2009
Representative Elijah Cummings Steels Himself for Bank of America’s CEO Pick
Hopefully it’s not that chump Brian Moynihan.
By
Jessica Pressler
ink-stained wretches
Nov. 17, 2009
Melanie Berliet Opted Against Having Sex With Her Boss for a Bigger Bonus
She got screwed anyway.
By
Jessica Pressler
Nov. 17, 2009
Jamie Dimon Spending $1 Million to Landscape His Own Backyard
Okay, it’s not really HIS backyard.
By
Jessica Pressler
the geithnerator
Nov. 17, 2009
Geithner Paid AIG Counterparties in Full Because He ‘Lacked Leverage’ With Banks
To which TARP inspector general Neil Barofsky says: “Hello, you’re their regulator. THAT’S your leverage.”
By
Jessica Pressler
Nov. 17, 2009
Rich Guys Think The Economy Might Be Getting A Little Better
What a relief.
By
Adam K. Raymond
the great depressive
Nov. 16, 2009
Bernanke: ‘The Best Thing We Can Say About the Labor Market Right Now Is That It May Be Getting Worse More Slowly’
Well, that’s … great.
By
Jessica Pressler
j-vanka
Nov. 16, 2009
Donald Trump Thinks His New Son-in-Law Is Great Except When It Comes to Business
The Donald doesn’t mind that Ivanka married Jared Kushner, just so long as she never gives him her money.
By
Jessica Pressler
photo op
Nov. 13, 2009
The Madoff Auction: Everything But Bernie’s Underwear
And that may be on the way.
By
Jessica Pressler
the greatest depression
Nov. 12, 2009
Househusbands Are the New Housewives
Just like in the eighties!
By
Jessica Pressler
save the kittens
Nov. 12, 2009
Goldman Sachs Charged With Abandoning Loves Kittens
On top of everything else, this.
By
Jessica Pressler
finance fiction
Nov. 11, 2009
Excerpt:
Too Big to Fail and ZOMBIES
What could be a bigger seller than Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book about the financial crisis? Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book about the financial crisis with ZOMBIES.
By
Jessica Pressler
aggravating insurance giants
Nov. 11, 2009
Robert Benmosche Remains ‘Totally Committed’ to AIG
He just gets a little emotional sometimes, is all.
By
Jessica Pressler
white men with money
Nov. 11, 2009
Bear Stearns Fund Managers Impressed Jurors With Their Work Ethic
“If this was really a fraud case, they wouldn’t have worked that hard.”
By
Jessica Pressler
aggravating insurance giants
Nov. 11, 2009
AIG CEO Throws Temper Tantrum, Threatens to Quit
Three months into the job, Robert Benmosche realizes he’s signed on to do the impossible.
By
Jessica Pressler
made-off
Nov. 10, 2009
Dead Madoff Buddy Gives $200 Million to Wife
Maybe that money should go to the people it was stolen from?
By
Adam K. Raymond
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