1. if we were friends with john paulson
    If We Were Friends With John Paulson, Part VIIIWhat our IM conversation with the billionaire hedge-fund manager would have been like today, if we were like, bros.
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. white-collar welfare
    Severance Economy Next Shoe to Drop?Some of the people laid off during the Greatest Depression have been unable to adjust to their new environment, to their (and our) peril.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. goldman sacks is more like it
    World Fails to Get Lloyd Blankfein’s JokeThe Goldman CEO learns the meaning of “too soon.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. ballsy crimes
    Former SEC Lawyer, Accomplice to Dreier, Pleads Guilty to Impersonating CanadiansRobert Miller faces up to twenty years in prison after helping Marc Dreier sell bogus securities by impersonating foreigners on phone calls to hedge funds.
    By Zeke Turner
  5. the greatest depression
    Recession Prompts Americans to Make Huge SacrificesA stay-at-home mom goes without an important condiment.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. the greatest depression
    Dow Closes Weirdly High“You would never go to the grocery store and pay a higher price because someone else did, but that’s what happens in stocks.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. white men with money
    Feds Weren’t the Only Thing That Drove Ken Lewis to the EdgeThe Bank of America CEO was being hounded by his mother, for one.
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. made-off
    Put Yourself in Ruth Madoff’s ShoesLiterally!
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. white men with money
    Former Bear Stearns Exec Loses $22 Million in One Hand of PokerFormer Bear Stearns head of corporate strategy finished sixth in the World Series of Poker.
    By Zeke Turner
  11. white men who are literary as well as handsome
    The Reading Habits of Wall Street CEOsUnsurprisingly, they prefer to read about great men.
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. white men who can stuff their sorries in a sack
    Former Citigroup Co-Chairman Apologizes for Creating a Monster“I’m sorry,” Reed, 70, told Bloomberg.
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. ink-stained wretches
    Kushner Wanted Sorkin for Observer JobThe star ‘Times’ business reporter is in demand.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  14. crimes of fashion
    White Collar Crime, Without The CollarA white-collar perp walk, without the collar.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. ballsy crime
    Fourteen Arrested for Insider Trading (Updated)The ringleader was known to the SEC as “Octopussy.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. white men with money
    Goldman, Barclays Bankers Preach Gospel of the Bonus“Profit is not Satanic.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  17. white men with money
    Gasparino: ‘People Think Because I Go on TV and Scream a Lot I Don’t Have Half a Brain in My Head’Moe Tkacik talks to CNBC’s Charlie Gasparino about the crisis, the worst people on Wall Street, and his new book, ‘The Sellout.’
    By Moe Tkacik
  18. dr. doom
    Dr. Doom Is HiringThe economy at large may still be in trouble, but the market for pessimism is apparently flush.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. ballsy crimes
    Sir Allen Stanford Is Just Allen StanfordFirst he loses his freedom, now he loses his knighthood.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. dr. doom
    The Two Nouriel RoubinisAfter hours, Dr. Doom becomes Dr. Fun.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. made-off
    Bernie and the BlowhardBernie tells colorful stories about his friends at the SEC.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. scenes from a meltdown
    CIT Finally Files for BankruptcyTaxpayers can kiss their $2.3 billion goodbye.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. relics of the boom
    Frozen in Time: The Offices of Duff Capital AdvisorsPhilip Duff’s hedge fund died, but the offices are still there to remind us of what things looked like Before The Crash.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. early and often
    Tim Geithner’s Life Is Much Worse Than We ThinkAccording to the Treasury secretary.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. the greatest depression
    New York Still the Center of the Financial UniverseYay?
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. ballsy crimes
    Raj Rajaratnam Tried to Get Caught But No One Would Catch HimAlmost busted in 2000 and 2001.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. the greatest depression
    Burglars Now Too Poor to Afford Proper MasksA pair of criminals tried to disguise themselves using household goods. Failed.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. ballsy crime
    Raj Rajaratnam Would Never Abandon All That Sweet Real Estate Just to Avoid Prison“The idea that Mr. Rajaratnam would simply abandon those properties … is neither realistic nor credible.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. before they were rock stars
    Jamie Dimon’s High-School Yearbook Photos Reveal Smoldering Band Geek, Nature LoverThe JPMorgan CEO in his adolescent glory.
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. the geithnerator
    Tim Geithner Not As Baby-Faced As He Used to BeThe events of the past year have aged the Treasury secretary. Also, he’s a year older, so there’s that.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. white men with money
    Pay Czar Throws Wall Street a BoneIncreases base pay after cutting overall compensation.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. bad business deals
    As NY Fed President, Tim Geithner Charged $13 Billion of Crappy CDOs to Taxpayer TabAwkward.
    By Jessica Pressler
  33. ballsy crime
    Before He Was Arrested for Insider Trading, Bob Was the Most Fun Guy at the OfficeThe IBM executive arrested for giving tips to the Galleon Group was known for his fun outfits and office games.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. made-off
    Madoff Associate Found Dead in Swimming PoolJeffry Picower was accused of reaping $7 billion from Madoff’s scheme.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. tarpies
    CIT CEO’s Wife Is Very Angry at Barack Obama for Cutting Wall Street SalariesNot that she is biased or anything.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. what other people think
    Pay Czar’s Plan Getting Low MarksIs Ken Feinberg’s plan to cut Wall Street’s pay an effective smackdown, or a case of too little, too late?
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. made-off
    Lawsuit Claims Madoff Loved Cocaine, Topless PartiesHis office was known as “The North Pole.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. white men who don’t know when to call it a day
    John Meriwether to Take Another Shot at That Hedge Fund Thing We guess the Long-Term Capital Management head is hoping the third time’s the charm?
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. the greatest depression
    Treasury Orders Pay Cuts for Rich Guys at Bailed-Out CompaniesBut they’ll still be rich.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. white men with money
    Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Book Party Was Filled With CEOs, Warts and AllAnd we were there.
    By Moe Tkacik
  41. the greatest depression
    The Financial-Crisis Lit Cheat SheetThe best bits from the flood of books recapping last year’s Wall Street meltdown.
    By Moe Tkacik
  42. ballsy crimes
    Madoff Eats Pizza Cooked by a PervAnd he shares his cell with a drug dealer.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. ballsy crimes
    Alleged Inside-Trader Anil Kumar Is SadWhich is why it’s so weird to listen to his song, which is very, very happy.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. white men with money
    Icahn Moves to Save CITAw, somebody cares.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. ballsy crime
    Rajaratnam Gave Lots of Money to the Tamil TigersThis isn’t going to end well.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. ballsy crime
    Hedge-Funder Raj Rajaratnam Got Cranky When People Refused to Partake in His Insider-Trading SchemeRaj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of New York–based hedge fund Galleon Group, has been arrested. Things look pretty bad.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. ceoh no!
    Former Merrill Lynch CEO Comes Late to the Frugality TrendStan O’Neal chooses coach, a little too late.
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. staycations
    Mark Madoff Just Wanted to Be Somebody Else for a DaySomebody who could afford a nice hotel room, for instance.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. complicated feelings
    Bank of America Posts $1 Billion LossThis makes us feel less bad about CEO Ken Lewis getting no pay this year.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. white men we’re worried about
    Ken Lewis Ordered to Pay Bank of America $1 Million for the Pleasure of Working ThereKen Lewis, the outgoing CEO of Bank of America, will get no salary or bonus for 2009, and he’ll have to pay them $1 million.
    By Jessica Pressler
  51. aggravating insurance giants
    Live at AIG HeadquartersPart of 70 Pine Street, the old AIG headquarters in the financial district, will be converted into residential condominiums.
    By Jessica Pressler
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