William D. Cohan
The Fall and Fall of America’s Department Store
Eddie Lampert was a Wall Street wunderkind until he got his hands on Sears and, later, Kmart. He would become the scourge of one of the U.S.’s favorite retail franchises
The Power and the Glory
In 1985, G.E. purchased RCA for $6.3 billion in cash, then the largest M&A deal of all time. That G.E. was actually buying back a business it had started 65 years earlier was largely forgotten
Billion-Dollar Babies
When a plush-toy tycoon with a real-estate fetish bumps up against Bill Gates, hospitality goes out the window
The View from Here
One of our Writers at Large explains how to avoid heartbreak, of the existential variety
Poor Little Rich Boy
What do you do if you make only $40 million a year? If you’re the founder of a Greenwich, Connecticut, hedge fund, you allegedly steal from your partners and shortchange investors
Michel David-Weill
For 25 years, the French-born investment banker directed Wall Street’s most prestigious firm with the touch of an enlightened monarch
Charlie Rose Tries to Bloom
A #MeToo culprit, he’s trying to return to polite society, posting new interviews with Warren Buffett and others, and looking to sell his backlog of shows
Gen Z Finds Its Wise Man
How did Ryan Holiday, a former marketing executive in rural Texas, become the go-to philosopher for these times?
Two Turntables and the Goldman Sachs Revolt
While their C.E.O. is D.J.-ing at Lollapalooza, Gen Z bankers are rebelling against a return-to-office order
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
Madoff, the Sequel!
Meet Zach Horwitz, the part-time actor and millennial Madoff of Hollywood, who soaked suckers for $227 million
Trust Busters
When Goldman Sachs partners want a divorce, they turn to this little-known and highly aggressive firm
Prophet of the Golden Bull
How did a Bible-reading, Trump-supporting 65-year-old woman become Wall Street’s hottest stock picker?
The Adulterer in the Room
In 2001, Eric Schmidt was brought to Google to be “the adult in the room.” He became a billionaire—but raised eyebrows with his very open marriage
Class War
At Dalton, one of New York’s toniest private schools, a bruising battle rages between the woke and the trads
Towering Inferno
666 Fifth Avenue was supposed to put the Kushners on the New York map. It’s been a devil of a headache
Mayor Mike 2.0?
Is Raymond McGuire—Wall Street player and political novice—the man to replace de Blasio? The big-bucks elite think so
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?
Barbarians at the School Gate
Part II: Illicit affairs? Kids out of wedlock? Will smear-mongering parents trash one of New York’s most elite schools?
“Old Boys” vs. New Tricks
At St. Bernard’s School, new-money barbarians are at war with upper-class traditionalists
The New King of All Media
Scott Galloway, one half of the must-listen podcast Pivot, is everywhere these days, railing against big tech and spreading big ideas
“Old Boys” vs. New Tricks
At St. Bernard’s School, new-money barbarians are at war with upper-class traditionalists
Meet Jesse Cohn, the Gordon Gekko for Millennial Brahs
Attention C.E.O.’s of America: Do not ignore him
