1. made-off
    Put Yourself in Ruth Madoff’s ShoesLiterally!
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. ink-stained wretches
    Kushner Wanted Sorkin for Observer JobThe star ‘Times’ business reporter is in demand.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  7. crimes of fashion
    White Collar Crime, Without The CollarA white-collar perp walk, without the collar.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. ballsy crime
    Fourteen Arrested for Insider Trading (Updated)The ringleader was known to the SEC as “Octopussy.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. white men with money
    Goldman, Barclays Bankers Preach Gospel of the Bonus“Profit is not Satanic.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. ballsy crimes
    Sir Allen Stanford Is Just Allen StanfordFirst he loses his freedom, now he loses his knighthood.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. dr. doom
    The Two Nouriel RoubinisAfter hours, Dr. Doom becomes Dr. Fun.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. made-off
    Bernie and the BlowhardBernie tells colorful stories about his friends at the SEC.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. scenes from a meltdown
    CIT Finally Files for BankruptcyTaxpayers can kiss their $2.3 billion goodbye.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. 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
  17. early and often
    Tim Geithner’s Life Is Much Worse Than We ThinkAccording to the Treasury secretary.
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. the greatest depression
    New York Still the Center of the Financial UniverseYay?
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. ballsy crimes
    Raj Rajaratnam Tried to Get Caught But No One Would Catch HimAlmost busted in 2000 and 2001.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. white men with money
    Pay Czar Throws Wall Street a BoneIncreases base pay after cutting overall compensation.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. bad business deals
    As NY Fed President, Tim Geithner Charged $13 Billion of Crappy CDOs to Taxpayer TabAwkward.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. 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
  27. made-off
    Madoff Associate Found Dead in Swimming PoolJeffry Picower was accused of reaping $7 billion from Madoff’s scheme.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. made-off
    Lawsuit Claims Madoff Loved Cocaine, Topless PartiesHis office was known as “The North Pole.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. 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
  32. the greatest depression
    Treasury Orders Pay Cuts for Rich Guys at Bailed-Out CompaniesBut they’ll still be rich.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. white men with money
    Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Book Party Was Filled With CEOs, Warts and AllAnd we were there.
    By Moe Tkacik
  34. 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
  35. ballsy crimes
    Madoff Eats Pizza Cooked by a PervAnd he shares his cell with a drug dealer.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  36. 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
  37. white men with money
    Icahn Moves to Save CITAw, somebody cares.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. ballsy crime
    Rajaratnam Gave Lots of Money to the Tamil TigersThis isn’t going to end well.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  39. 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
  40. ceoh no!
    Former Merrill Lynch CEO Comes Late to the Frugality TrendStan O’Neal chooses coach, a little too late.
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. staycations
    Mark Madoff Just Wanted to Be Somebody Else for a DaySomebody who could afford a nice hotel room, for instance.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. obfuscations
    Citigroup Posts Loss, Tries to Make It Sound Like ProfitNo one was really fooled.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. goldmanfellas
    Goldman Sachs Nets Another $3 BillionAnd is anyone happy about it? No.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. ballsy crimes
    Sickly Schemer’s Trial Delayed Two MonthsAllen Stanford spits up blood in a Texas courtroom.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. the greatest depression
    NYSE Threatened by Upstart ExchangesIs Kansas the new Wall Street? Nah.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. the greatest depression
    Dow Closes Above 10,00010,015.86, to be exact.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. intel
    How to Buy Toxic Assets, and How Bloomberg Got a Bargain on Business WeekNot that the two are related.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. the greatest depression
    It’s Okay to Be Happy About the Dow Hitting 10,000“A lot of people make fun of these milestones, but I think that it has an effect on psychology,” says an analyst.
    By Jessica Pressler
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