LLOYD BLANKFEIN: Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary would kill 2 birds with...
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is on board with the idea of Jamie Dimon as Treasury Secretary.CNBC reported earlier Thursday that President-elect Donald Trump may ask Dimon, who is the CEO of...
View ArticleFitbit just got a very fishy takeover offer (FIT)
Fitbit has received a takeover offer from a company called ABM Capital, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission — but it looks fishy.In fact, Fitbit told Business Insider it...
View Article6 tips on how to move from the military to Wall Street
Here’s some insight and advice from veterans at Morgan Stanley on how to prepare for a move from a military career into a corporate one.“The military is very good around execution,” says Jeff McMillan,...
View ArticleA Wall Street firm is giving service-disabled vets an opportunity
Jerry Majetich completed four tours in Iraq.It was on his last mission, when he was working for the psychological operations division in the US Marine Corps, that his vehicle ran over a roadside...
View ArticleOne of Wall Street's top recruitment firms identified the key trends in hiring
The new year brings with it new beginnings, new goals, and oftentimes, a new career.Once Wall Street bankers get their bonuses in January and February, many look ahead to the next opportunity.So...
View ArticleFORMER WALL STREET EXEC: Trump's presidency 'may be one of the best things...
Wall Street veteran and former Citigroup CFO Sallie Krawcheck, who is currently the CEO and cofounder of Ellevest, explains why Donald Trump's presidency may ultimately be one of the best thing for...
View ArticleA senior Wall Street banker explains why he likes hiring vets
Deutsche Bank's corporate and investment bank vice chairman John Eydenberg makes no bones about the fact that he loves hiring veterans.For one thing, he said, they have the right kind of...
View ArticleThese photos show how drastically Manhattan's Financial District has evolved...
Manhattan has changed greatly in the past 40 years — the once drug and crime-ridden streets of the Lower East Side are now filled with luxury high rise apartments and retail shops.Photographer Brian...
View ArticleObama officials are frantically working to hammer out banking reform before...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials are striving to put finishing touches on a slew of banking rules before President Barack Obama leaves office and hands regulatory power to Donald Trump who has...
View ArticleOne chart provides a grim outlook for Wall Street bonus season
It looks as though it's going to be another down year for Wall Street bonuses.That's according to a report from the compensation consultant Johnson Associates, which predicts lower "incentive...
View ArticleSiemens is buying a software company for about $4 billion
It's official: Siemens just announced it was buying the semiconductor-design software company Mentor Graphics for $37.25 a share in cash, or about $4 billion.That's a 21% premium to Mentor's closing...
View ArticleThere's only one place in the world to be an investment banker
American investment banks are dominating.After US banks across Wall Street reported strong third-quarter results, some analysts questioned whether the uptick in revenues was a result of healthier...
View ArticleDEUTSCHE BANK CFO: We're not doing any mergers until 'things have been...
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank must work on resolving its own problems before it can consider making any acquisitions, its Chief Financial Officer Marcus Schenck said on Monday."We still have all...
View ArticleLloyd Blankfein explains Goldman Sachs' push into retail banking
Goldman Sachs last month launched an online consumer lending platform — an unusual move for the global investment bank — and many people are wondering why.The lending tool, which you can find at...
View ArticleA senior Morgan Stanley dealmaker is reportedly leaving to launch a boutique...
The veteran Morgan Stanley banker Lars Andersson is reportedly leaving the firm to strike out on his own.That's according to the Financial Times' Arash Massoudi, who reports that Andersson, who advised...
View ArticleReynolds American has reportedly rejected British American Tobacco's $47...
The cigarette-seller Reynolds American has rejected British American Tobacco's $47 billion buyout offer, according to Bloomberg's Ruth David, Dinesh Nair, and Manuel Baigorri.The American company is...
View ArticleTrivago files to go public in what could be one of the biggest IPOs of the year
Trivago, the online hotel reservation company backed by Expedia, has filed to go public.JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley are leading the deal, which will list on the Nasdaq under the ticker...
View ArticleThere's a new player in Wall Street trading with big ambitions
In the three months Tom Hartnett has been the head of fixed income sales and trading at Mizuho Securities USA, he's been focused on getting the word out about his new employer.One question he often...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank is shuffling some of its top investment bankers in the US
Deutsche Bank has shaken up some of its senior ranks in its US investment bank. The firm has promoted Michael Santini to vice chairman of Americas corporate finance and John Anos to cohead of global...
View Article'New businesses will be born' — 5 top Silicon Valley dealmakers told us about...
For many investment bankers, Silicon Valley — not New York City — is the place to be.Some of the most exciting deals of the year are coming out of the tech world, like Microsoft's megadeal for LinkedIn...
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