For Zynga Brass, This Isn’t Monopoly Money
The Zynga IPO is about to make some rich Silicon Valley veterans even richer. Here's a list of company insiders who stand to collect big windfalls.
The ‘Other’ Meredith Whitney in His Life
Some municipal bond salesman and bankers get so worked up about analyst Meredith Whitney and her apocalyptic predictions that they can’t bare to utter her name. But one Meredith Whitney critic has no choice: His daughter name is...Meredith Whitney.
Blackstone Group Loves Public Workers
Even Stephen Schwarzman knows his master. On Wednesday, Mr. Schwarzman’s private-equity firm, Blackstone Group, put out a statement making it abundantly clear who that master is:
Illinois Is Hoping for A Few Good Vultures
Moody's says a new plan by cash-strapped Illinois to essentially sell off its delinquent bills "underscores the severity of the state's chronic payment deferrals."
Elizabeth Warren: Why Is Everyone Afraid of Her?
Elizabeth Warren tends to invite a lot of passion. Most people involved in financial regulation either love or hate her. After much of speculation, her stealth appointment as an adviser to the new financial consumer protection bureau has crystallized t...
Imagining An End Game For RIM
With the pressure on RIM, it could be time to dust off those M&A scenarios that have been floating around for months.
Is “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” Living Up to the Hype?
There is one more week until Gordon Gekko returns in “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.” The Oliver Stone film hits U.S. theaters next Friday, but it feels like it has been out for months.
J.P. Morgan Chase Offers Full Apology For Web Outage
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. issued a formal apology to customers for its three days of web problems.
J.P. Morgan Chase’s Web Problem Is Fixed, For Now
A J.P. Morgan Chase spokesman assures the WSJ today that “there are no problems” with its banking website.
What Does the Tea Party Mean for Wall Street?
What is the tea party's position on say, financial regulation or changes to the corporate tax structure or the other bread-and-butter issues facing Wall Street.
Big Banker Move: UBS Energy Chief Trauber Defects to Citigroup
Citigroup has scored a trove of veteran energy bankers from UBS, the latest defection from the Swiss bank.
Goldman Lawsuit: Strip Clubs, “Hostility and Marginalization”
A scene described in the discrimination lawsuit against Goldman Sachs is at variance with the famously buttoned-up, straight-edge Goldman culture.
