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Robin Williams' 'Hook' Is Actually A Wall Street Movie With A Great Message
When the news of that beloved actor/comedian Robin Williams had passed away at 63 in an apparent suicide, I felt as if part of my childhood had died.I grew up watching Williams' films–Good Will...
View ArticleHow One Wall Street CEO Left War Torn Lebanon To Start His Own NYC Investment...
Growing up in Lebanon during the country's civil war, Fuad Sawaya, lived through a "nightmare", sometimes attending school in a shelter and learned by candle light.That did not stop him from...
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Why Some Foreign Banks Don't Want The UK To Leave The EU
Wall Street banks could desert Britain if the country decides to leave the European Union, senior figures in the industry have reportedly said.Some major institutions are believed to be already drawing...
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George Soros Sometimes Changes Market Positions When His Back Hurts
It’s something that the pastor don’t preachIt’s something that a teacher can’t teach- Kanye West, ‘No Church in the Wild’ I met with a money manager earlier this year who walked my colleagues and I...
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We're Taking Nominations For The Most Eligible Bachelors And Bachelorettes On...
Wall Street is a marketplace of eligible bachelors and bachelorettes.Right now, we're taking nominations for our "Wall Street's Most Eligible Bachelors/Bachelorettes" list.We're not just looking for...
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A Venture Capitalist Who Raised $100,000 For The ALS 'Ice Bucket Challenge'...
Venture capitalist Corey Griffin, who had just raised $100,000 for the ALS "Ice Bucket Challenge", died after diving off a building in Nantucket this weekend, the Boston Globe reports. He was...
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How One Wall Street Bank Put Together One Of The Biggest Art Collections In...
Wall Street has become one of art's biggest patrons, with the major corporate collections that some investment banks have gathered over the years.J.P. Morgan, UBS, and Deutsche Bank were listed in...
View ArticlePIMCO HAS BED BUGS
It seems like they're having a tough time over at PIMCO.Fox Business Network's Charlie Gasparino has the scoop: Breaking News @FoxBusiness: traders say @PIMCO hit with major bed bug infestation in NYC...
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Wall Street's Commodities Analysts Are Getting Their Hands Dirty In America's...
This week, a bunch of Wall Streeters have traded in their suits and ties for jeans as they make the annual pilgrimage to the Midwest to check out this year's crops. It's what New York-based Societe...
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BANK OF AMERICA AGREES TO PAY $16.65 BILLION SETTLEMENT
Bank of America has agreed to pay the U.S. government $16.65 billion to end a mortgage probe over mortgages sold before the financial crisis.This is a record penalty paid by a bank to the U.S....
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There Are 2 Simple Reasons Why Young Wall Streeters Are Getting Big Raises
Over the summer Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Bank of America have announced that they will be giving junior bankers (think analysts and associates under 30) a pay raise of about 20% to...
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19 College Fraternities With Top Wall Street Alumni
Fall fraternity rush is beginning at college campuses across the country.The reasons people join these groups might vary. Most people probably want to make more friends and have a full social calendar,...
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Ultra-Rich Chinese Businessman Claims He Broke The 'Ice Bucket Challenge'...
Chinese millionaire Chen Guangbiao, the self-proclaimed "most influential person of China," says he did a record-breaking ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.The Shanghaiist reports that Guangbiao said he sat in...
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People Are Slamming Burger King's Canadian Tax Plan On Facebook
People are freaking out on Burger King's Facebook page over the burger chain's moving its headquarters to Canada.The American fast-food chain has agreed to merge with Canadian coffee and donut chain...
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Here Are The Watches Wall Street's Biggest Players Wear
Masters of the Universe aren't known for having anything resembling a jewelry collection except for one item — a watch. They're collectible, gorgeous and at times incredibly expensive pieces that can...
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PR Guy Arrested And Accused Of Insider Trading On His Clients' Press Releases
A Wall Street investor relations person has been charged with insider trading for allegedly buying and selling stocks from company press releases prepared for his firm's clients, U.S. Attorney Preet...
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Investor-Relations Guy Accused Of Insider Trading Ran Barefoot From The Media
Wall Street investor-relations professional Michael Lucarelli was arrested at his home early Tuesday morning on insider-trading allegations.Lucarelli, the director of market intelligence at investor...
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Watch A Wall Street CEO Disrobe And Do An Ice Bucket Challenge In His Jacuzzi
Jefferies CEO Rich Handler has an amazing ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video in which he fills his Jacuzzi in his Tribeca penthouse with several bags of ice before dunking himself in it.The ALS Ice Bucket...
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Finance Is A Strange Industry
Finance is a strange industry. There's nothing else like it.I can't think of another industry in which there is so much ignorance around costs. Nearly all financial fees are deducted from assets...
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47 Of The Biggest Tennis Players In Finance
The competitive nature of playing a sport has helped a lot of folks succeed on Wall Street.And tennis is one of the most popular sports in finance today. Wall Street is littered with top tennis...
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