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fauxsterity
Apr. 29, 2013
How the Mainstream Media Broke Up With Austerity
It’s been a gradual process.
By
Kevin Roose
farmer fraud
Apr. 26, 2013
What Should the Government Do About Farmer Fraud?
Do you end a good program, just because it’s being taken advantage of?
By
Kevin Roose
the fabfab chronicles
Apr. 26, 2013
Goldman’s ‘Fabulous Fab’ Is Now a Lowly Ph.D. Student
The Wall Street Journal
found him in Chicago.
By
Kevin Roose
shopping with soros
Apr. 25, 2013
George Soros Rises From Dead to Invest in J.C. Penney
But why?
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Apr. 25, 2013
Someone Is About to Pay $200,000 for an Awkward Coffee Date With Apple’s CEO
But what will they talk about?
By
Kevin Roose
pop goes the tech bubble
Apr. 25, 2013
What’s the Matter With Zynga?
The game-maker can’t seem to do anything right.
By
Kevin Roose
gun money
Apr. 24, 2013
GE Capital Shuns Guns
It won’t lend to firearm-makers anymore.
By
Kevin Roose
blankfein beard watch
Apr. 24, 2013
Lloyd Blankfein Beard Watch: Video Edition
It’s alive!
By
Kevin Roose
twitterror
Apr. 24, 2013
Twitter Is Finally Rolling Out Hack-Proof Passwords
To prevent yesterday’s AP disaster from happening again.
By
Kevin Roose
fednomics
Apr. 24, 2013
Wall Street Is Losing Its War With the Fed Over Bonuses
And there’s nothing banks can do about it.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Apr. 23, 2013
Apple Likes Apple So Much It Decided to Buy Some
It’s buying back a ton of stock.
By
Kevin Roose
prefrosh financial analysis
Apr. 23, 2013
Columbia Pre-Frosh Has Some Thoughts on Wall Street Corruption
It’s a battle between “Joe T. Plumber Plumber” and “Mr. GoldsteinKrupp”
By
Kevin Roose
the twitconomy
Apr. 23, 2013
AP Twitter Hack Sends Stock Market Spinning
The Dow didn’t like the AP’s fake White House tweet.
By
Kevin Roose
academic all-stars
Apr. 18, 2013
Meet the 28-Year-Old Grad Student Who Just Shook the Global Austerity Movement
Thomas Herndon is definitely getting an A this semester.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money and good names
Apr. 18, 2013
Rich Ricci, World’s Most Aptly Named Banker, Is Now a Free Agent
What will he do next?
By
Kevin Roose
bankstas
Apr. 16, 2013
The Goldman Sachs Annual Report Look Book, 1999–2012
How the most powerful bank on Wall Street puts its face on.
By
Kevin Roose
the most important people in the world
Apr. 16, 2013
Morgan Stanley Analysts Can Cancel All Those Fake Doctor’s Appointments Now
They’re allowed to look for jobs again.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with hunks of shiny metal
Apr. 16, 2013
John Paulson’s Gold Fever Dream Has Lost Him $1 Billion in Two Days
Billion with a B.
By
Kevin Roose
tax day
Apr. 15, 2013
Tax Experts and Economists Procrastinate on Their Taxes, Too
You’re not alone.
By
Kevin Roose
wall street woes
Apr. 15, 2013
My Time at Lehman: A Reflection Back
“My experience was not what I had hoped it would be.”
By
Nicholas Chirls
white men with money
Apr. 15, 2013
Hedge-Fund Managers Do Mediocre Job, Make Billions Anyway
Nice work if you can get it.
By
Kevin Roose
goldman gods
Apr. 12, 2013
Goldman Sachs Invests in Innovative Web-Based Muppet Factory
You, too, can lose money buying stocks!
By
Kevin Roose
the bitcoin bubble
Apr. 11, 2013
I Sold a Bitcoin: Why I’m Quitting the Virtual Currency Game
And what I learned in my week of currency speculation.
By
Kevin Roose
the goldman and the fee
Apr. 11, 2013
How Do You Run Goldman Sachs Out of Town?
A peek inside Oakland’s city council feud with Wall Street.
By
Kevin Roose
dumb money
Apr. 9, 2013
Doggie Dot-Com Raises $5 Million, Gets Fancy New Name
BarkBox is now known as Bark & Co. Very classy.
By
Kevin Roose
adventures in broadcasting
Apr. 8, 2013
Fox, Univision Threaten to Switch to Paid Model After Aereo’s Court Win
They’re talking about an end to free broadcasts, but not very enthusiastically.
By
Adam Martin
bitcoin mania
Apr. 8, 2013
Inside the Bitcoin Bubble: A Q&A With BitInstant’s Stressed-Out CEO
“I haven’t gotten any sleep.”
By
Kevin Roose
dimonfreude
Apr. 8, 2013
Jamie Dimon Is Moving Downstairs
He bought a ground-floor apartment in his building.
By
Kevin Roose
margaret thatcher
Apr. 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher Was Right About the Euro, But for the Wrong Reasons
She thought a currency union would give way to a federal Europe.
By
Kevin Roose
twitterverse
Apr. 6, 2013
Creating Fake Accounts Might Be the Best Way to Make Money From Twitter
“A kid could bypass Twitter’s defenses.”
By
Delia Paunescu
Apr. 5, 2013
Meet Twitter’s Newest Clique: Bloomberg’s Terminal Tweeters
Are you a TWT VIP?
By
Kevin Roose
jobs day
Apr. 5, 2013
Today’s Jobs Number Is More Disappointing Than Justin Timberlake’s New Album
The economy added only 88,000 payrolls last month.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
Apr. 4, 2013
Facebook Wants to Be Your Everything
Facebook Home means the social network isn’t satisfied playing a bit role.
By
Kevin Roose
zuck’d
Apr. 3, 2013
Mark Zuckerberg’s Childhood Website Was Slightly Uglier Than Facebook
(On the other hand, it had fewer photos of your ex.)
By
Kevin Roose
the bitcoin economy
Apr. 3, 2013
I Bought a Bitcoin: How I Joined a Virtual Currency Megabubble
(Things did not go as planned.)
By
Kevin Roose
hacktivist judges
Apr. 2, 2013
Aereo’s Absurd ‘Tiny Antennas’ Strategy Wins in Court
A testament to the power of creative lawyering.
By
Kevin Roose
revolving door
Apr. 2, 2013
Former SEC Chair Mary Schapiro Is Done With This Whole ‘Public Servant’ Thing
She wants to get PAID.
By
Kevin Roose
bitcoin mania
Apr. 1, 2013
Are Bitcoins Too Popular for Their Own Good?
Or is crypto-currency the wave of the future?
By
Kevin Roose
the penn is mightier
Apr. 1, 2013
Penn Sues ‘Wharton Business Foundation’
The world’s douchiest business school has an imitator.
By
Kevin Roose
catch me if you cohen
Mar. 29, 2013
Hedge-Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Had a Week of YOLO
The ups and downs of Greenwich’s man of mystery.
By
Kevin Roose
dumb numbers
Mar. 28, 2013
In Praise of Meaningless Stock Market Numbers
The S&P 500’s all-time high matters, but not in the way most people think.
By
Kevin Roose
Mar. 27, 2013
Sheryl Sandberg’s PR Honcho Leans Into Critical Ex-Facebooker With Nasty Message
“There’s a special place in hell for you.”
By
Kevin Roose
fifty $hades
Mar. 27, 2013
The Incredible Economics of
Fifty Shades of Grey
The soft-smut trilogy is saving a multinational conglomerate.
By
Kevin Roose
yahooligans
Mar. 26, 2013
Yahoo’s Summly Acquisition Is About PR and Hiring, Not a 17-Year-Old’s App
Nick D’Aloisio won’t be the last tech wonder hired for his story.
By
Kevin Roose
white men with money
Mar. 26, 2013
Steve Cohen’s Post-Settlement Retail Therapy: A $155 Million Picasso
YOSO. (You only settle once.)
By
Kevin Roose
private iniquity
Mar. 25, 2013
Are Pension Funds Getting Smart About Passive Investments?
CalPERS going passive could be the beginning of a sea change.
By
Kevin Roose
the brothers rajaratnam
Mar. 25, 2013
Raj Rajaratnam’s Brother Had the Worst Flight Ever
He was arrested for insider trading as soon as he landed.
By
Kevin Roose
Mar. 25, 2013
Cyprus Tries the ‘Good Bank, Bad Bank’ Strategy
Will what didn’t work at Lehman Brothers work in Cyprus?
By
Kevin Roose
silicon valley drama
Mar. 21, 2013
All of Silicon Valley Is Scandalized Over a Stupid Dongle Joke
It’s cost two jobs and embroiled the tech world in outrage.
By
Kevin Roose
bad apple
Mar. 21, 2013
Your iPhone Might Be Getting a Parachute
To save it from breaking when dropped.
By
Kevin Roose
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