Meet Jesse Cohn, the Gordon Gekko for Millennial Brahs
Attention C.E.O.’s of America: Do not ignore him
A Daunting Task
James Daunt, the bookstore buccaneer, wants to save Barnes & Noble
Why WeWork WeTanked
It is arguably the greatest business flameout of the past decade. How did a company lose $20 billion in valuation in four weeks?
How to Charm the Chinese
They are “natural capitalists” who like people who are appreciative of them. Everything our president doesn’t do
Money Talks, Bullshit Squawks
A former Deutsche Bank rookie tries to make sense of the business babble on the 44th floor
Bad Blood and Big Money
A trial in London shows bankers in the worst possible light
La Dolce Vita dei Media
Is Gianni Agnelli’s grandson taking a page from Jeff Bezos?
Vice Gets Squeezed
Shane Smith convinced Rupert Murdoch and Disney that his company was, as the kids say, the sh!t. Until it wasn’t. How did Vice blow it—and trash billions in valuation?
No One Spikes These Stories
How Substack became home to big-name journalists who felt “the Youngs” in newsrooms were putting wokeness ahead of important ideas
Let’s Fire the H.R. Department
Something good has to come from the coronavirus
Towering Inferno
666 Fifth Avenue was supposed to put the Kushners on the New York map. It’s been a devil of a headache
The Emperor’s New Paintings
A would-be Robinhood for art investment is flogging shares in masterpieces by Warhol and Kusama for as little as $20. One catch? Investors will never see the art
Beau Monde
American widower battles French tycoons over possession of the left-leaning French daily that was supposed to be owned by its journalists
Big Bucks for Little Zuck
Nick Clegg vowed to reduce wealth inequality. Now Britain’s former deputy prime minister is shilling for Facebook
Mission Control
Elon Musk is plotting to launch 42,000 satellites. Why?
The Lost Boys of Crypto
Wealth is a vague afterthought for the guys in flip-flops making millions trading in crypto-currency. Their end goal? Upending the system
What Women Want
Women make the first move on today’s trendiest dating app. Is Bumble too woke for its own good?
Sonic Boom
Everyone from Bob Dylan to the Beach Boys is selling their catalogues in multi-million-dollar deals. Is classic rock the new blue chip?
Burning Down the House
As Soho House heads toward an I.P.O., the members’ club for the creative set may see any remaining air of exclusivity go up in flames
Burning Benjamins
Meet the MeWork generation, a new class of American billionaire making fortunes despite running companies into the ground
Prophet of the Golden Bull
How did a Bible-reading, Trump-supporting 65-year-old woman become Wall Street’s hottest stock picker?
Trust Busters
When Goldman Sachs partners want a divorce, they turn to this little-known and highly aggressive firm
For Meta or Worse
Big Tech is becoming the government. Can anyone rein in Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Co.?
The Face (and Maybe the Brains) of Wall Street
Peter Tuchman has spent 35 years on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange—but doesn’t own one share of stock
