The Incredible Life Of Jay Gould: The Original Boogeyman Of Wall Street
One might argue that if America actually got rid of the worst schemers on Wall Street, it would, like Batman finally cleaning up Gotham, have nothing else to do with its time.Luckily, 150 years of...
View ArticleWall Street's Been So Obsessed With Elizabeth Warren It Missed The Real...
Any time Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks, Wall Streeters pay rapt attention to see, waiting for clues as to what kind of action she'll take to rein in the financial services industry.The problem with...
View ArticleScorcese Finally Announced A Release Date For The 'Wolf Of Wall Street' —...
People have been buzzing about Martin Scorcese's new movie, The Wolf of Wall Street, for almost a year now, but until now, no one was exactly sure when the movie would come out in theaters.This week,...
View ArticleThe 35 Biggest Hot-Shot Athletes On Wall Street
Wall Street is a super competitive place. So it should come as no surprise that some hot-shot athletes end up working there. We've included a round up of some of the best athletes on the Street. Our...
View ArticleBig Banks Wrongfully Foreclosed On More Than 700 Military Members During The...
The nation's largest banks have discovered that they wrongfully foreclosed on more than 700 military members during the financial crisis, the New York Times Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Ben Protess...
View ArticleHaving Too Many Bankers Is Bad For The Economy
In urging would-be do-gooders to head to Wall Street in a recent article for Quartz, ethicist William MacAskill argues that by making a lot of money and then donating it, young people can actually do...
View ArticleMike Mayo Tells Wall Street Analysts What To Do If They're Getting Bullied By...
Last week Mike Mayo went head to head with Jamie Dimon at JP Morgan's investor day, arguing why investors might consider (say) UBS over JPM.Dimon got the better of him in that tiff, dominating with a...
View ArticleCiti Shareholders Won't Be Happy When They Hear About This $579 Million...
Compensation numbers were announced at the end of last month, but according to Bloomberg, there are still numbers to read between the lines at Citigroup.Donal Griffin and Michael Moore report that...
View ArticleHelp Us Nail Wall Street's Favorite Restaurant
Entertaining and eating with clients is a big deal on Wall Street, and for the most part, no amount of money is too large for top notch food and top notch service.That said: Wall Street's favorite...
View ArticleJon Stewart Misfires In 'Too Big To Fail' Segment
There's been some rumbling in Washington about Too Big To Fail (TBTF) lately, mostly stemming from Elizabeth Warren's cross-examination of Ben Bernanke, and some new anti-TBTF bipartisan legislation...
View ArticleBlackstone President Tony James Spills On Getting Rejected From Every Job...
Last month, Wall Street recruiting firm OneWire set up an awesome, exclusive video series with Wall Street's leaders called Open Door.CEO Skiddy von Stade managed to sit down with some of the biggest...
View Article15 Rules For Kicking Butt On Wall Street
Here's the deal: Summer internships on Wall Street are harder to get than ever right now.Banks are still figuring out their post-financial crisis business model, and that means they're are still trying...
View ArticleOne Of The Dirtiest Ways A Trader Can Win On Wall Street
Here is a guaranteed way to get paid well if you work on Wall Street. Find a best friend at a competing bank or hedge fund and take opposite sides of the same large bet.In one year’s time one of you...
View ArticleLast Night, Lloyd Blankfein Proved To Everyone That His Beard Is Really Soft
Let's talk about Lloyd Blankfein's hair for a minute.The topic came up in Bloomberg's parties reporter Amanda Gordon's latest piece and we were quite amused, to say the least. First, his beard is...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Is Changing Its Managing Director Selection Process
Goldman Sachs is changing its managing director selection process, according to an internal memo sent out by Lloyd Blankfein and Gary Cohn and seen by Business Insider. According to the contents of the...
View ArticleAll Of The Sudden, Bashing Wall Street Is Becoming A Hot Bipartisan Pastime...
Over the last week, Washington politicians on both sides of the aisle have started voicing their support for limiting the size of Wall Street banks.Yesterday, after Attorney General Eric Holder...
View ArticleREPORT: Barclays CEO Thinks The Bank Could Have Massive Job Reductions
Sky News City editor Mark Kleinman has an exclusive that Barclays CEO suggested that Barclays in the future could have 40,000 fewer employees.From Sky News: I have learnt that during meetings with...
View Article15 Places You Can Meet A Wall Streeter In New York City
Everyone knows investment bankers, traders and hedge funder work extremely long hours. So when they're not chained to their desks all day, where can you find them?We asked some of our finance friends...
View ArticleElizabeth Warren Savaged A Treasury Official During A Hearing On HSBC's...
Last week Elizabeth Warren questioned Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke on Too Big To Fail. Today she's taking on officials from the Treasury, Comptroller's Office, and the Fed on 'Too Big To Jail.'The...
View ArticleWall Street's Biggest Investment Banks Squeaked By The Fed's Most Important Test
Everyone's talking about the most recent Federal Reserve stress tests. Not because anyone failed, but because all of Wall Street's biggest, baddest banks scored really low.We're talking about banks...
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