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Wall Street

  1. 2008
    Steve Bannon on How 2008 Planted the Seed for the Trump Presidency“That lit a match, and the explosion was Trump.”
    By Noah Kulwin
  2. 2008
    Sheila Bair on What Hasn’t Changed Since the Great Recession“The financial system we have is basically the financial system we had in 2008.”
    By Nick Tabor
  3. 2008
    What a Foreclosure-Boat-Tour Operator Saw During the Great Recession“It breaks my heart to see what I had to do to a guy who had nowhere to go.”
    By Marc Joseph as told to Alexa Tsoulis-Reay
  4. 2008
    We Are Still Living in the Ruins of the 2008 CrashTen years after Wall Street’s doomsday, how the financial meltdown broke the modern world and left us living in this one.
  5. Major Investors Believe a Populist Democratic Government Is ComingPortfolio managers are trading bank stocks for cash, fearing a Democratic takeover of the House will embolden the party’s progressive wing in 2020.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. No, Democratic Populism Won’t Force Republicans to Accept Big GovernmentReihan Salam wants Republicans to develop a positive agenda of universal programs the white working class will embrace. It’s not going to happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Regulators Fine Wells Fargo $1 Billion for Abusing ConsumersThe penalty is the largest that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ever imposed on any lender.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. The 4 Biggest Banks Have Already Made $2.3 Billion Off Trump’s Tax CutsThe president promised that his tax law would not favor the “wealthy and well-connected.”
    By Eric Levitz
  9. The Democratic Party Is Moving Left – Except When You’re Not LookingSenate Democrats’ support for an indefensible bank bill shows that when public interest is low, Wall Street can still run Team Blue’s show.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein Is Reportedly Preparing to Step DownMore time to let the beard grow.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Trump Bids Good-bye to Gary Cohn — and Empirical RealityThe president’s worst impulses had been constrained by deference to the stock market and corporate America. Now, he’s thumbing his nose at both.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. Democrats to Gut Banking Regulations, for Bipartisanship’s SakeIn the Senate, lawmakers put aside their differences, and work together to help banks abuse consumers and jeopardize our financial system.
    By Eric Levitz
  15. keeping up with the kardashians
    Kylie Jenner Tweets, Snapchat Loses a Billion DollarsThe influencer tweeted that she wasn’t a fan of Snapchat’s recent redesign, which has frustrated users and worried investors.
    By Brian Feldman
  16. Kylie Jenner Tweets, Snapchat Loses a Billion DollarsHer criticism of the app exacerbated investor fears.
    By Brian Feldman
  17. wall street
    Money Manager Busted for Posing As Rival in Online Sex AdsCyberbullying hits Wall Street.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  18. Some Wall Street Traders Preparing for ‘Big, Fat Zeroes’ in Bonus SeasonBreak out the tiny violins.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. How a Group of Computer Geeks and English Majors Transformed Wall StreetIn the 1980s, a quiet hedge fund located above a Marxist bookstore launched a revolution that would change finance (and give us Amazon).
    By Michelle Celarier
  20. corporate feminism
    Wall Street Has Finally Found a Way to Cash in on Sexual-Harassment StoriesA new exchange-traded fund will only invest in major corporations that have strong policies against sexual harassment.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  21. millionaires and billionaires
    Billionaire Republicans Privately Diss Trump“He’s amusing as my friend, but he’s not very amusing as president of the United States. And I’m a Republican.”
    By Michelle Celarier
  22. the national interest
    Fake Democrat Urges Democrats to Favor Wall StreetDemocrats “should strengthen ties to Wall Street,” even though America hates Wall Street.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. corporate feminism
    Bank Responsible for Fearless Girl Statue Settles Gender Pay Discrimination SuitState Street agreed to pay out $5 million on Wednesday.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  26. Fed Chair Warns Trump Not to Roll Back Wall Street RegulationsJanet Yellen offered a vigorous defense of financial reform on Friday — and may have jeopardized her future at the central bank in the process.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Instead of a Reassuring Senior Communications Director, Trump Chose the MoochAt a time when the White House could benefit from a steady, respected hand to run the communications shop, Trump went in a very different direction.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Gary Cohn Is the Front-runner to Replace Yellen As Fed Chair: ReportThe former Goldman Sachs president could soon lead one of the most powerful regulators of Wall Street.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. GOP Congressman Loses $17 Million on Biotech StockChris Collins got House Republicans discounted shares in a biotech firm. Now he’s facing an ethics investigation, and the stock has plummeted.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Goldman Sachs Accused of Giving ‘Lifeline’ to Venezuela’s Socialist DictatorAs Nicolás Maduro’s forces kill protesters and poor Venezuelans starve, the bank’s bond deal put $865 million into the ruling regime’s coffers.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. art du jour
    Artist Protests Fearless Girl by Installing Pissing Pug Statue Beside It“It has nothing to do with feminism.”
    By Devon Ivie
  32. Markets Start to Wonder If the President Might Be an Incompetent LunaticWall Street was sure Trump would be a disaster, until he won. Now, its blind euphoria at the prospect of tax cuts is starting to fade.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. Chaos in Washington Dimming Prospects for GOP Tax CutsCongress was already running out of time to enact tax reform this year. Now all hell has broken loose, and Wall Street isn’t thrilled.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Trump Says Infrastructure Plan Is ‘Largely Completed,’ Just Weeks AwayBut then, the president says a lot of things.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. Republican Uses Obama’s Wall Street Speaking Fee to Justify Dodd-Frank RepealA testament to the GOP’s shameless mendacity — and the former president’s misjudgment.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. Barack Obama Reportedly Accepts $400,000 for a Wall Street SpeechObama is poised to make nearly twice his presidential pension for delivering remarks at a conference run by Cantor Fitzgerald.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. just asking questions
    Why It’s Going to Take Another Financial Catastrophe to Fix Wall StreetThe man who oversaw the bailout in 2008 is not optimistic about the banking industry under President Donald Trump.
    By Nick Tabor
  40. The GOP Just Voted Against States’ Rights to Shield Wall Street From CompetitionRepublicans just a passed a bill that expands federal regulation, discourages saving, and restricts competition, for Wall Street’s sake.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. Hedge Fund Giant Bill Ackman Admits Valeant Investment Was a ‘Big Mistake’His firm, Pershing Square Capital, took $4 billion in losses on an investment in pharma company.
    By Jen Kirby
  42. After Health-Care Flop, Markets Worry Trump Is ‘All Talk, No Action’After Trumpcare failed to reach the House floor, Wall Street loses confidence in the president’s capacity to deliver a large corporate tax cut.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. The Markets’ ‘Trump Bump’ May Be OverStocks saw their steepest drop since Trump’s election, as investors fret about the president’s legislative prowess.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. Yet Another Goldman Sachs Banker Is Headed for the Trump AdministrationWall Street sees Deputy Treasury Secretary nominee Jim Donovan as a check on Steve Bannon’s economic nationalism.
    By Eric Levitz
  45. Bill Ackman Finally Cuts His Losses on ValeantThe billionaire hedge-fund manager staked his reputation on turning around the controversial pharmaceutical company. That was a bad bet.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. horrible things
    This Dude Humping the ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is the Actual Worst“It was utterly revolting.”
    By Jenni Miller
  49. the national interest
    Trump Announces Plan to Let Wall Street Scam America AgainForcing financial advisers to do what’s best for their clients is “like putting only healthy food on the menu,” says Gary Cohn.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. wall street
    For Wall Streeters Who Bet Long on Trump, It’s Bonus TimeAfter getting behind their very unlikely candidate, a few financiers are salivating over the dividends.
    By Jessica Pressler
  51. the national interest
    Trump Picks Wall Street Lawyer to Enforce Laws on Wall StreetNew Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Jay Clayton does not seem like a drain-the-swamp kind of guy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  52. The GOP Wants to Drain the Swamp of Wall Street’s Enemies by Any Means NecessaryRichard Cordray can’t be fired without cause from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau until 2018. But the GOP is determined to find a cause.
    By Eric Levitz
  53. Here’s What the Markets Expect From President TrumpTrump’s America will be a great place for banks and for-profit colleges — but not for hospitals — according to the Wall Street hive mind.
    By Eric Levitz
  54. Donald Trump Shoots Down Boeing’s Stock PriceTrump cancels an “order” of new 747 Air Force One planes over Twitter, and one of the largest companies on the Dow sees its share price slide.
    By Eric Levitz
  55. Dow Hits New High, As Trump Eases Wall Street’s Economic AnxietyIt’s starting to seem like what’s good for the stock market might not, necessarily, be good for humanity.
    By Eric Levitz
  56. Trump Has Made Wall Street Giddy AgainWall Street was expecting new regulations. Now it’s getting deregulation, tax cuts, and cabinet positions — because the “populist” won.
    By Eric Levitz
  57. policy
    Wall Street’s (Confused) Position on Trump’s PresidencySpeculation in a vacuum of information.
    By Jessica Pressler
  58. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Let Wall Street Scam Customers Again Because of Course He DoesThe new age of populism arrives.
    By Jonathan Chait
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