Why Can’t Jamie Dimon Hold His Own Umbrella?
At this particular moment in time, doesn't it seem a little awkward for the JPMorgan CEO to be cruising around with a Fonzworth Bentley?
Posted 09/25/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Warren Buffett’s Dirty Words of Wisdom
DealBreaker's Bess Levin remembers some of the best things that have come out of the filthy mouth of Warren Buffett.
Posted 09/25/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Warren Buffett’s Brain Food
‘The Wall Street Journal’ takes a close look at the snacks the Oracle of Omaha consumes when he's making deals.
Posted 09/24/08 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
All I Need to Know I Learned From the Collapse of Bear Stearns
Some survivors of the Bear Stearns debacle have emerged stronger and, dare we say, wiser.
Posted 08/16/08 in Daily Intel
It Happened This Week
Falling Dollars
Everything that happened last week, in case you weren't paying attention.
Posted 08/11/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Billionaires Have Bad Days, Too
Carl Icahn is struggling with various projects, Sharon Waxman becomes the latest media lady to start a news-aggregation Website, and — it's official! — most City Council members pay less rent than you do, in our daily roundup of finance, media, real-estate and entertainment news.
Posted 08/05/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
The Obamas All Over the Glossy Newsstand, Once Again
Michelle and Barack appear on the covers of 'Ebony' and 'Essence.' But Meghan McCain has an interview in 'Glamour'! Plus the latest on Barbara Corcoran, John Thain, and the other captains of industry.
Posted 08/04/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Jimmy Cayne Almost Died Trying to Save Bear Stearns
But he's okay! Even if Bear is not. The 73-year-old former Bear Stearns CEO talks about his near-death experience, how he did not smoke pot with that woman (not in a bathroom, anyway), and how he became "roadkill" on the brink of the firm's collapse, all in an epic interview with 'Fortune.'
Posted 08/04/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
‘Cougars: NYC’ Hunting for More Co-Stars
An awesome-sounding reality show needs more older ladies. Plus, gossip about Paula Abdul, Paris Hilton, and Ryan Adams, in our daily roundup.
Posted 07/28/08 in Daily Intel
Intel
The Subprime Awards: The Saddest, Most Hilarious Tales From a Battered Wall Street
The subprime crisis has massacred the city's banks — and resulted in all manner of juicy details related to the subsequent layoffs. Here we hand down awards for the juiciest of these details.
Posted 07/23/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
President Bush Sums Up the Financial Crisis the Best Way He Knows How
"Wall Street got drunk," the president said, "and now it's got a hangover." Also, Donald Trump Jr. invests in India, 'Esquire' editors decide to flash people, and more, in our daily roundup of finance, real-estate, media, and law news.
Posted 07/16/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Chairman Cox Bans Naked Short-Selling
Heh. Naked short selling. Sounds like something a frat boy would do, right? Well … it sort of is. Read all about the SEC's bold move to crack down on market manipulators and more, in our daily roundup of finance, media, law, and real-estate news.
Posted 07/16/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Rumor: Goldman Sachs CEO Accused of Rumormongering by Lehman and Bear CEO
Lehman CEO Richard Fuld and ex–Bear Stearns CEO Alan Schwartz accused Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein of starting rumors! Reportedly!
Posted 07/11/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Does the Ability to Comment Anonymously on Blogs Turn Us Into Monsters?
Or are we monsters to begin with? Comment on that and the other media, finance, real-estate, and law news in our daily roundup.
Posted 07/08/08 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Jamie Dimon Thinks Someone Should Smoke Short-Sellers Out of Their Caves
The JPMorgan CEO is searching for a hero. Could it be YOU?
Posted 07/03/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
It’s Official: Rush Limbaugh Will Never Shut Up
Plus, job cuts at the Los Angeles 'Times,' Jill Zarin's favorite things, and Carl Icahn's bad news, in today's industry roundup.
Posted 06/30/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Jann Wenner Shopping ‘Us Weekly’ to Condé Nast for $750 Million
Plus, the latest with UBS, Bonnie Fuller, and 15 Central Park West, in our daily industry roundup.
Posted 06/25/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
The Donald Will Go On
Donald Trump is strong and solid, like a freight ship battered by stormy seas. Meanwhile, Angelo Mozilo of Countrywide and Don Imus are riding around on rickety catamarans. All that and more metaphors in our daily roundup of real-estate, law, media and finance news.
Posted 06/24/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Tom Wolfe Still Making Sweeping, Mostly True Generalizations
The writer predicts "the end of capitalism," and may be right; Ariana Huffington talks about her beef with Tim Russert; and a Manhattan lawyer does due diligence with the Other Side, all in our daily rundown of weird, wonderful finance, media, law and real-estate news.
Posted 06/23/08 in Daily Intel
Company Town
Indicted Bear Stearns Hedge-Fund Manager’s Business Card Raking In Cash on eBay
Matthew Tannin's old business card is getting bid up, even as everything else Wall Street seems to be going down. All that and more in our daily roundup of finance, real-estate, media, and law news.
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