1. white men with rugs
    John Thain Is the New Villain of Wall StreetThe former Merrill Lynch CEO comes undone.
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. made-off
    Finance Forecaster’s Cancer Call Correct for Madoff?Street columnist and financial adviser Doug Kass had a spooky premonition, and if it’s like the rest of his spooky premonitions, it might turn out to be true.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  3. neighborhood watch
    Stuy Town Troubles DeepenThe huge East Side housing complex’s cash problem is leading to layoffs.
    By Tim Murphy
  4. geniuses
    Awesome: Marcus Schrenker Pleads Not GuiltyLet’s review the evidence.
    By Jessica Pressler
  5. white men with rugs
    About John Thain’s RugNot the $87,000 one. The other one.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. the greatest depression
    Ballbusting Analyst Meredith Whitney Wants Banks to Let Go of Their ‘Crown Jewels’The Oppenheimer and Co. analyst suggests a massive ‘yard sale.’
    By Hugo Lindgren
  8. early and often
    Senate Panel Recommends Confirmation for GeithnerHe was approved by an 18–5 vote.
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. the greatest depression
    New York’s Unemployment System Is Out of MoneyIt’s running on credit.
    By Jessica Pressler
  10. ballsy crimes
    Marc Dreier Breaks Parenting As Well As Federal LawsThe lawyer accused of running a fake hedge fund bribed his son with a $12 million treat.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. early and awesome
    Geithner Is Apologetic, Puppy-Dog-Eyed at HearingHe knew what he needed to do and he did it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. the greatest depression
    No Obama Effect on the MarketsThe Dow closed below 8,000, and banks took a dive.
    By Jessica Pressler
  13. the greatest depression
    Dr. Doom: ‘The U.S. Banking System Is Effectively Insolvent’Economist Nouriel Roubini can’t just let us be happy for a second.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. made-off
    Bernie Madoff Ruined The Inauguration For P.E.T.AFinally, a story with a happy ending comes out of this saga.
    By Jessica Pressler
  15. ballsy crime
    It’s Always the Quiet OnesA 75-year-old hedge-fund manager goes missing on the day he is supposed to produce $50 million.
    By Jessica Pressler
  16. ink-stained wretches
    Carlos Slim Tries Harder to Save TimesHe wants to throw them a $250 million bone.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. made-off
    Before She Became a Banking Giant, Sonja Kohn Was a ‘Domestic Engineer’Despite losing money to Madoff, the Bank Medici founder is kind of awesome.
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. made-off
    Bernie Madoff’s Favor for an Old Friend“Sure, old chum, we can get you into the fund…” (cackles to self)
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. made-off
    Reminder: Killing Bernie Madoff Not Actually a Good IdeaThe violent tone cropping up regarding Bernie Madoff is creeping us out a little.
    By Jessica Pressler
  20. made-off
    Big-Hearted Bernie Kept Boosting Pay Even As Business TankedWas he being canny or caring?
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. made-off
    Madoff Gets Off AgainHe’s strapped himself into his vest and is trundling back to his Upper East Side apartment right now!
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. finance fugitives
    Marcus Schrenker Still Not Done Being Embarrassing’I simply put on my parachute and survival gear and bailed out.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. suicide is painless
    Sam Israel’s Girlfriend ArrestedPolice say the lover of the original escape-plan-hatching, suicide-faking, motorcycle-driving Finance Fugitive brought him ‘contraband’ in jail.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. ballsy crimes
    Marcus Schrenker’s Totally Embarrassing AdventureIt kind of backfired.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. the greatest depression
    Citigroup and Morgan Stanley to Share Custody of Smith BarneyCiti will continue to own 49 percent of the unit and see it on weekends and holidays.
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. early and often
    Obama Sticks by His Money ManTim Geithner, the president-elect’s Treasury nominee, just made an honest personal-finance mistake.
    By Chris Rovzar
  27. made-off
    Bernie Madoff Will Take Even the Health From Your BodyReporters standing in front of Bernie Madoff’s house were drained — of LIFE.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. made-off
    The Amazing Harry MarkopolosThe man who blew the whistle on Madoff speaks.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  29. the greatest depression
    Unemployment Highest in Sixteen YearsWe’re inching backward to the point when we’re really going to see if the Greatest Depression can compete with the mere Great Depression.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. made-off
    ‘If He’d Looked Like Bruce Willis, People Probably Wouldn’t Have Trusted Him’In today’s Bernie Madoff news: Investors weigh whether to file claims, prosecutors agitate to send the Ponzi schemer to prison, and a peek inside the Madoff family digs on the French Riviera.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. the greatest depression
    The Complete John Paulson’This is, after all, a man whose mind has been set on making vast, historic amounts of money since he was a kid.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  32. in other news
    Outsourcing Tycoon and Flat-World Pioneer Competes With Own Imagination, LosesTom Friedman, as we predicted, is friends with the latest international fraudster.
    By Ira Boudway
  33. made-off
    Amazing — Madoff Gets Even More UnsympatheticToday in Madoff: jewel thievery, sad old people, and more.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. early and often
    Obama’s ‘Candid’ Rescue-Package Speech Low on Specifics, High on Scripted RhetoricWhat happened to the part where he was going to explain how his plan actually works?
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. made-off
    Simon Doonan Reveals the Terrible Truth About What Happened to Madoff’s Palm Beach InvestorsIt’s like Sy Hersh, but gayer!
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. made-off
    Madoff’s ‘Woman in Austria’ Goes Into HidingFear of Russian oligarchs may have driven Bank Medici founder — and onetime New Yorker — Sonja Kohn underground.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. in poor taste
    Steve Jobs, Shrinking Along With the iPodThere may be another reason for the Apple founder’s weight loss.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. ballsy crimes
    Bernie Madoff Is a Classic NarcissistWe’ve dated dudes like him, and we can smell them from a mile away.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. media deathwatch
    The Media Climate Gets Hotter and HauterMore bad signs of the times, and more publications that are pretending times are better than they really are.
    By Mike Vilensky
  40. the greatest depression
    Andrew Ross Sorkin to Hit the AirwavesWhy is this so exciting? you might ask.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. made-off
    Representative Gary Ackerman to SEC: ‘You Suck’The SEC hearing in front of the House Financial Services Committee is heating up!
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. early and often
    Obama’s Tax Cuts: The Early WordWhat are people saying about the big cuts included in Obama’s stimulus plan?
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. an apple a day
    Steve Jobs Cites ‘Hormone Imbalance’ for Public Absence, Apple Stocks Rise AgainHe’ll stay on as CEO during his recovery.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. made-off
    Where Madoff’s $50 Billion WentThe Ponzi schemer was obsessed with pork sausages, cigars, and Neil Diamond.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. the greatest depression
    Losing Your Savings to Bernie Madoff Is So Hot Right NowEveryone’s doing it!
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. the most important people in the world
    Madoff’s Latest Victims: Kevin Bacon and Kyra SedgwickMadoff’s claws reach into the pockets of even Hollywood stars.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. finance fiction
    Richard Fuld and Donna Lewis’s Awkward Phone ConvoFuld [In high-pitched fake southern accent]: “Hi, is Ken there, please?”
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. the greatest depression
    2008 Investment Guides Are HILARIOUSSure, some people saw the Wall Street crash coming — but most didn’t.
    By Daily Intelligencer
  49. the greatest depression
    The Financial Crash in PicturesLooking at a look back at the financial crisis.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. the greatest depression
    If You Were Rich, You’d Have Lost a Lot More Money This YearSomeone listed the biggest media losers of 2008.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. ballsy crimes
    Bernie Madoff’s Bull ShopA peek inside the Ponzi schemer’s office reveals his soul.
    By Jessica Pressler
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