The 7 things Morgan Stanley looks for in new recruits
Morgan Stanley is one of the best-known names on Wall Street.It's also among the most prestigious places to work if you're hoping to build a career in finance.To help potential job applicants, Morgan...
View ArticlePep Boys finally finds a buyer, and the stock is up 22% (PBY)
Car part supplier Bridgestone is buying out Pep Boys in a $835 million deal, or $15 per share. The deal takes the auto repair and service center off markets at a premium of more than 23%. Pep Boys...
View ArticleNow Wall Street appears to be warming up to Marco Rubio
Wall Street seems to be warming up to Republican presidential candidate and US Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida). Rubio is scheduled to speak on November 3 — Election Day — at MSD Capital in New York,...
View ArticleHere are 25 of the best basketball players on Wall Street (GS, JPM, MS)
Basketball season is set to tip off on Tuesday and this year's NBA season offers plenty of compelling storylines for even the most casual fan. And even though most Wall Street executives affiliated...
View ArticleA tiny boutique firm just nabbed a big payday on a Wall Street deal (ICE)
A tiny investment bank founded by a Goldman Sachs alum is set to land a tidy payout on Intercontinental Exchange's $5.2 billion acquisition of financial-information firm Interactive Data.ICE, which in...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs could face a $50 million fine in a regulatory leak case (GS)
An ex-Goldman Sachs employee hired last year from the Federal Reserve may be charged in a leak investigation, according to a story from the New York Times on October 26.The Times' story says the New...
View Article15 of the toughest interview questions you'll hear on Wall Street
Interviewing on Wall Street is a notoriously trying process, and job seekers often come up against questions that could send even the calmest candidate into a tailspin.Despite how ludicrous some of...
View ArticleA top Wall Street banker explains how college basketball prepared him for...
There has long been a link between basketball and banking. A healthy percentage of teams in the National Basketball Association are owned or operated by financial services sector pros, from hedge fund...
View Article2 phrases are killing US optimism (GOOGL.O, AMZN.O, MSFT.O, UTX.N, GE.N,...
U.S. companies are far from optimistic that next year will see them get a break from the tough economic and market conditions they have faced in 2015. And that may well hurt capital investment and jobs...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs asked 5 entrepreneurs about their 'best mistakes' — here's what...
Goldman Sachs held its fourth annual Builders + Innovators conference for entrepreneurs earlier this month.The event brings together entrepreneurs from a variety of industries, and Goldman Sachs took...
View ArticleCredit Suisse just raided Barclays for a big investment-banking team
Credit Suisse just hired five new bankers for its Americas Healthcare group — and they all come from Barclays.Punit Mehta and Jordan Bliss join Credit Suisse as managing directors, while Thomas Burkly,...
View ArticleThe most promising businesses at Goldman Sachs are the ones no one ever asks...
Massive buyouts, flashy IPOs, riding the wave of market volatility. That's what investment banking is all about.Goldman Sachs has been building up businesses that, by comparison to the high-flying...
View ArticleThis ‘private equity training’ course could help you land a coveted role in...
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase.The process of applying,...
View ArticleNo one seems to want to be New York’s top banking regulator
The regime change at the New York Department of Financial Services is far from over. Acting DFS superintendent Anthony Albanese is quitting, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.His...
View ArticleTHE SCOREBOARD: Here's how terrible last quarter was for Wall Street
The last quarter was a rough one for Wall Street banks.Trading — especially bond trading — was hit hard during the third quarter as debt traders started worrying about a potential economic...
View Article5 questions for the startup backed by Peter Thiel and George Soros that lets...
TruMid, a bond-trading startup, said Tuesday that it is raising capital from venture capitalist Peter Thiel.Thiel is participating in a $27 million round alongside a private investment fund managed by...
View ArticleThe best-paid CEO on Wall Street has 2 pieces of advice for recent graduates...
There's a formula to succeeding in life, and it really "isn't that complicated," according to billionaire investor Mario Gabelli.Gabelli, the legendary CEO of Gamco Investing, sat down with OneWire's...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: Walgreens is buying Rite Aid
Walgreens Boots Alliance just announced plans to buy Rite Aid Corp. for $9 per share.That values Rite Aid at $9.4 billion. The deal is valued at $17.2 billion, including debt.That's a 48% premium to...
View ArticleThere is one clear winner on Wall Street in the Walgreens-Rite Aid mega-deal...
Walgreens Boots Alliance just announced a deal to buy Rite Aid, and there is one clear winner on Wall Street.Swiss bank UBS is the sole adviser to the buyer, Walgreen Co., and is the sole provider of...
View ArticleBig names including Bain Capital and Mastercard are backing Barry Silbert's...
Barry Silbert doesn't appear to be a big fan of 'down time.'He sold SecondMarket, the startup he founded that morped into an online stock exchange for hot, private startups' shares, to Nasdaq last...
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