1. neighborhood news
    Barclays Is Paying $4 Million to Have Its Brand Associated With One of the Foulest Stops on the New York Subway SystemThe British bank is planning on splashing their name all over the Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street and Flatbush Avenue subway station. Yay!
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. the greatest depression
    The Plight of the Unemployed CEO: Underqualified for Management; Overqualified for StarbucksSome CEOs of failed financial institutions, having been expelled from their jobs, are looking for work — with little success.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. the greatest depression
    Citigroup Raises Pay, HacklesBut should we really be outraged?
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. air travel
    Steve Brill’s Clear Airport Fast-Lane Company Shut DownAir travel just got a little bit more democratic, painful.
    By Chris Rovzar
  5. made-off
    Bernie Madoff’s Lawyers Would Like Him to Celebrate His Last Birthday Out of PrisonThey’ve calculated how long it will be before he dies and are proposing a sentence just shy of that.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. liberal farts
    Generation Smug“There’s a generational shift toward increasing interest and concern into how to help make the world a better place,” says one college president. Really.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. the greatest depression
    Goldman Sachs: Reports of Huge Bonuses Have Been ExaggeratedThey could be more like “ginormous” or merely “sizable.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. oh we’ll go there
    This Is Out of LineVikram Pandit is not fat, he is just full-figured.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. the new tim
    Tim Geithner Talks Back“You don’t convene a committee to put out a fire,” the exasperated Treasury Secretary told lawmakers on the Hill today.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. old men with money
    Hank Greenberg Was ‘Exaggerating’ About Keeping AIG Employees’ Retirement Funds in TrustIt was just a little white lie! To make them feel better.
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. made-off
    Trader Who Punched Andrew Madoff Still Having Trouble Letting It GoSince “You taka my money I breaka your face” failed to work, he’s filed suit against him.
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. white men with money
    Jamie Dimon Sends Wad of Cash, No Note, to GovernmentJPMorgan unloads its “TARP baby” at last.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. weapons of ass destruction
    Ivanka Trump Will Distract You With Her Bosoms and Then Take All Your MoneyThis is her business “technique,” apparently.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. the greatest depression
    Financial-Revamp Plan Flummoxes Punditocracy“YHTMAAAIYP” was Paul Krugman’s initial reaction to the five-point plan to regulate the system.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. white men with money
    Lloyd Blankfein Sends Nice Thank-you Note to CongressThe Goldman Sachs CEO apologizes for that time he got drunk and excited and helped to bust up the economy.
    By Jessica Pressler
  17. made-off
    The SEC’s Report on How It Missed Madoff Is Totally in the MailNo, really, they swear.
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. bargains
    Now Is a Great Time to Get Rid of Your Trophy WifeDivorce, Greatest Depression–style.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. the greatest depression
    Monster Weeds Overtake Hedges of Greenwich“This is the enemy of the year.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. the greatest depression
    A Woman’s Work on a Financial Regulation Package Is Never DoneDiana Farrell explains what it was like to work on the overhaul of the financial sector.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. ink-stained wretches
    Apocalypse Postponed: Obama Diplomacy Fixes Krugman ProblemPerhaps talking to your enemies really can change their hearts.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  22. made-off
    The Bernie Madoff Tchotchke EconomyBernie Madoff may have helped upend the economy with his $65 billion Ponzi scheme. But in a way, he’s also helping it rebuild.
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. scenes from a meltdown
    Bankrupt Lehman to Spend $6 Million on Old ChairsEven in death, the storied investment firm has money problems.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. the greatest depression
    Remember That Nice Girl Who Got You Your Subprime Mortgage?Wonder what she’s doing now …
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. the greatest depression
    Elijah Cummings Wants Ken Lewis to Be More Open About His Feelings“Don’t let US tell you how you feel. Tell us how YOU felt.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. imaginary conversations
    If We Were Friends With John Paulson, Part VWhat our IM conversation with hedge-funder John Paulson would have been like today, if we were friends.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. early and awesome
    Bernanke to Lewis: You’re a Nice Guy. You’re A NICE GUY. But…That don’t cut it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. internal memos
    SEC Executive Sends E-mail Ripping Boss to BossIf only she had used “Undo Send”!
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. the greatest depression
    Arrivederci, Chrysler!As of this morning, the car company is officially Fiat’s problem.
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. early and awesome
    Meet the Man in Charge of Wall Street PayYou’ll want to address Kenneth Feinberg by his formal title.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. lifting the tarp
    It’s a TARP-Payback Party!The ten CEOs who get to pay back the bailout funds are “almost giddy.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  32. white men with money
    At First, John Paulson Was in a Wolf Pack of One …Now he has been joined by other hedge-fund managers, and they are all making lots of money together. Why?
    By Hugo Lindgren
  33. the greatest depression
    Ten Lucky Banks Are Allowed to Repay TARP!JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon and nine others will finally get to wash The Man out of their hair.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. the greatest depression
    Dio Mio: Supreme Court Delays Sale of Chrysler to FiatSorry, administration, everyone, this thing isn’t over yet.
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. things we wish we’d thought of
    Lower East Side to Get Vegas-Style Wedding ChapelThere goes the neighborhood again.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. the greatest depression
    Is This the Iconic Image of the Greatest Depression?Or just a bunch of people standing in line?
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. early and awesome
    Tim Geithner and Larry Summers Are Still Best FriendsGeithner keeps his mentor happy with a combination of Shamu techniques and sugar.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. the downturnaround
    We Like the New GM Ad and We’re Not Ashamed to Admit ItIt’s not fashionable to say anything nice about the American car companies, but Hugo Lindgren does not like the alternative.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  39. awesome things
    White-collar Criminals Are Pansies, Says Dog the Bounty Hunter “A criminal’s life has nothing but ups and downs, whereas a white-collar criminal has never seen the dark side, so when he enters that realm, he is lost.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. mean girls
    Sheila Bair Threatens Vikram PanditAnd our claws come out.
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. the greatest depression
    Unemployment Hits 9.4 PercentThe goods news is that it is slowing.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. hey mr. tangerine man
    Angelo Mozilo Charged With FraudThe former Countrywide CEO is the first top financial-services executive to be charged in connection with the financial crisis.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. white men with money
    Jamie Dimon’s Greatest HitsA compilation of the JPMorgan CEO’s biggest zingers about TARP and the administration.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. white men with money
    If We Were Friends With John Paulson, Part IVWhat our conversation with the billionaire hedge-funder would be like today if we were, like, pals.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. made-off
    The Tale of the Madoff SonsMore tidbits from the Fall of the House of Madoff.
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. aig
    AIG to Sell House Full of Bad MemoriesThe insurer hands over the keys to its New York properties.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. white men with power
    Arthur Levitt Joins Goldman Sachs As AdviserThe longtime SEC chairman crosses the Street again.
    By Duff McDonald
  48. world’s smallest violins
    The Lament of the Laid-Off Trader“I used to have three cars.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. mesmerizing facial hair
    Rupert Murdoch May Hire Amazing Mustache As His Second-in-CommandChase Carey may return to News Corp. to take over as Rupert’s second-in-command.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. early and awesome
    Chinese College Kids Snicker When Geithner Talks About Their ‘Assets’Hee, hee.
    By Jessica Pressler
  51. awakenings
    Alan Schwartz Has Come Full CircleA little over a year after the collapse of Bear Stearns, the former CEO is ready to move on. Om.
    By Jessica Pressler
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