SALLIE KRAWCHECK: The economy is changing so fast that no one is safe
The economy is moving so quickly now that delivering great results doesn't guarantee a job.Sallie Krawcheck, one of the best-known women on Wall Street and the CEO of Ellevate, a network of...
View ArticleA startup backed by a record-breaking fundraising round wants to become your...
Mike Cagney, the chief executive of online lending startup SoFi, is nothing if not ambitious.In a wide-ranging interview, he told Business Insider about the firm's plans to take on the big banks. He...
View ArticleFormer MF Global CEO Jon Corzine gave college students a big speech on...
Jon Corzine, the ex-CEO of now-defunct brokerdealer MF Global, on Thursday made his first public speech since he testified before Congress in 2011 following the firm's collapse.Corzine spoke at...
View ArticleSCARAMUCCI: What getting hired, fired, and rehired by Goldman Sachs taught me...
Children often dream of the coolest job rather than the practical one: astronaut, artist, dolphin trainer, or the next Steve Jobs.But the job that garners the greatest admiration doesn't always bring...
View ArticleA star Silicon Valley entrepreneur explains how bitcoin is going to change...
Tech entrepreneur and bitcoin guru Wences Casares saw his family lose their entire wealth three times in Argentina because of hyperinflation, a currency collapse and confiscation."[There's] more people...
View ArticleThe key to scoring your dream Wall Street internship
Wall Street recruiting season is in full swing.Students should have begun perfecting their résumés for investment bank recruiters in September. In October, they will have kicked off informal interviews...
View ArticleThings are about to get brutal on Wall Street
The good news: You get to keep your job. The bad news: It's about to get a lot more cutthroat.A number of Wall Street investment banks have moved toward cutting swathes of traders in recent months,...
View ArticleMORE BANK LAYOFFS: Barclays is reportedly cutting 20% of its investment bank...
Barclays could be about to cut a huge chunk of its investment bank staff.The London-based bank is set to cut another 20% of its investment banking headcount, according to a report from Bloomberg's...
View ArticleBarclays just made two big appointments in a key trading division
Barclays is shaking up its macro trading division, which focuses on the trading of foreign exchange and rates products.The UK bank, which on Friday was reported to be considering cutting 20% of its...
View ArticleThe commodities bloodbath of 2015 in one chart
Commodities have been getting creamed in 2015. And according to Jodie Gunzberg, global head of commodities at S&P Dow Jones Indices, it isn't going to get any better any time soon."Unfortunately...
View ArticleThe highest-earning college major on Wall Street is not what you would expect
You might have a guess which college major is most common among Wall Street professionals.But do you know which majors end up earning the most money?Business Insider asked Emolument — a...
View ArticleIt's just brutal out in the Bakken oil fields right now (CHK, CVX, HES)
It's been a rough year for the energy sector, and investors in two US regions have been feeling the pain more than most.The stocks of oil and gas companies operating in the Bakken and Marcellus-Utica...
View ArticleThe most popular college major for Wall Street
Ever wonder which college major is most likely to get you a job on Wall Street?Business Insider turned to Emolument, a salary benchmarking website that collects self-reported pay data, to find out...
View ArticleThe CEO of the world's hottest fintech startup is targeting a $30 billion...
SoFi, an online lender based in California, has emerged as a darling of the fintech world.The company raised $1 billion in September, helping establish Mike Cagney's endeavor as one of the best-funded...
View ArticleWhat the smartest minds on Wall Street think you should buy, sell, and better...
The finance industry is full of opinions.To help pick out the signal from the noise, Business Insider decided to reach out to some of the best equity analysts in the US to ask a handful of key...
View ArticleWall Street's getting crushed by a form of financial engineering you've...
On August 6, billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman took the unusual step of dialing into an earnings call for one of his fund's holdings and asking a question.It was a second-quarter earnings...
View ArticleA unicorn startup is channeling the Occupy Wall Street movement to 'Break...
The invitation for Friday's "Break the Banks Hackathon" in New York City reads like a gathering of activist hackers."Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, we want to address the real issues and...
View ArticleThere are 2 clear winners on Wall Street — and they're pulling away from the...
There are two clear winners on Wall Street through 2015 so far.JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs lead the pack in global investment-bank revenue across fixed income, equities, and banking for the first nine...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: College may not be worth it
Going to college may not be worth it anymore, according to Goldman Sachs. In a research note, Goldman analysts said that the average economic return for going to college is falling.For some, the "cost...
View ArticleRAOUL PAL: A key indicator is flashing red ― and it means there's a 65%...
Former global macro fund manager Raoul Pal says there's now a 65% chance of a global recession.In July, Pal predicted that the Institute of Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index would break the...
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