The 10 best colleges for a job on Wall Street
Ever wonder where Wall Streeters come from?It turns out that many of them — at least the ones based in New York City — went into finance from one of 10 schools.That's according to Emolument, a salary...
View ArticleThe most popular college major on 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 ArticleGoldman Sachs plans to use retail money to make Wall Street-style profits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Goldman Sachs has built its US consumer bank, it has established a team to put its deposits to work on Wall Street, a telling development about Goldman's ambitions for the...
View ArticleWall Street requires major surgery
Wall Street banks require major surgery.The slump in several key businesses this year — from trading to deal underwriting — has been well documented. But a new study on the industry, from consulting...
View ArticleA Wall Street boutique is about to go on a hiring spree
Greenhill & Co., a boutique bank helmed by Morgan Stanley veteran Scott Bok, has an aggressive hiring plan.The firm expects to add 10 to 15 managing directors in 2017, adding to its current count...
View ArticleGSELEVATOR: 15 books you must read if you want to work on Wall Street
One of the most frequent questions I get asked on Twitter is: What books should I read if I want to work on Wall Street?Mention Ayn Rand or Sun Tzu and you’re likely to elicit the NSFW version of the...
View ArticleWall Street's deadliest terror attack remains unsolved after 96 years
It's one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in American history, but not many people know about it. On September 16, 1920, a horse-driven carriage loaded with dynamite exploded in the heart of the...
View ArticleLearning this skill is essential to anyone trying to enter the world of...
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.There are few skills more essential...
View ArticleThe moment one of the most powerful women in banking noticed how weird Wall...
Often it takes being outside the bubble to notice what is going on inside.That's how Sallie Krawcheck — a former executive at Bank of America, Citi and other Wall Street banks — realized how strange...
View ArticleTheresa May is asking Wall Street for advice on Brexit
The Prime Minister met with US banking executives in New York to ask their opinion on how Brexit should be structured, according to the Financial Times.The FT reports that Theresa May was due to meet...
View ArticleHere's why people on Wall Street cheat over and over again
John Stumpf, the CEO of what was once Wall Street's most squeaky clean bank, Wells Fargo, was in front of Congress answering for the fraudulent actions of thousands of employees on Tuesday.It's yet...
View ArticleBernie Sanders: 'Wells Fargo's business model is fraud'
Bernie Sanders ripped Wells Fargo following testimony by its CEO over millions of fraudulent accounts opened by bank employees.“Let’s be clear, the business model of Wall Street is fraud,” the Vermont...
View ArticleHillary Clinton channels Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren in new attack on...
Hillary Clinton has had a difficult time inspiring young voters in the way that Barack Obama did in 2008 and to a lesser degree in 2012. With Republican rival Donald Trump gaining ground in swing...
View ArticleWall Street banks want Theresa May to delay Brexit for as long as possible
Wall Street chiefs and US business leaders are reportedly asking Britain's prime minister Theresa May for a "long runway" to prepare for Brexit.In other words, they want her to delay triggering Article...
View ArticleThere's a new algorithm that will alert Wall Streeters when they start...
Ask any investor what they want and they would tell you the same thing: profits. Yet in the ups and downs of the stock market, investors are often defeated by their emotions.Brian Uzzi, Kellogg School...
View ArticleHere are the 9 most influential people on Wall Street
Bloomberg News just released its list of the 50 most influential people in financial markets, which included politicians, entrepreneurs, and central bankers.To determine the ranking, Bloomberg asked...
View ArticleThe definitive ranking of Wall Street investment banks in every business line
We have new data on how Wall Street banks stack up in every business line, and there is one clear winner.JPMorgan led the pack in the first half of 2016 for revenue across fixed income, equities, and...
View ArticleGood news! Wall Street might not have as lousy a year as we all thought
Wall Street has had a rough year. That's old news.Pretty much every investment bank's business line posted lower revenue for the first half than it did over the same period a year ago. Banks are...
View ArticleHere's how much the top Wall Street banks have earned in fees this year
JPMorgan is leading the pack when it comes to Wall Street dealmaking revenues, according to Dealogic's preliminary league tables for the first nine months of the year. Altogether, global investment...
View ArticleTrump turned one of the GOP's best Clinton attacks around on himself
During Monday night's presidential debate, Republican nominee Donald Trump managed to turn one of the most effective attacks against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton on himself.It has to do with Wall...
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