William D. Cohan

WALL STREET • October 27, 2021

Portrait of The Zaz as a Young Dealmaker

Decades before he christened the deal of the streaming age, David Zaslav cut his teeth under the tutelage of Jack Welch, Bob Wright and John Malone. The formative years of his career explain as much about the history of cable as they portend about the future of streaming.

WALL STREET • October 24, 2021

Inside the Trump Meme-SPAC Clown Car

As a business, the DWAC-TMTG merger is full of red flags: peripatetic sponsor, nonexistent product, outrageous valuation. But a mysterious bulk order, made just before the merger announcement sent the stock flying, may be the most telling market signal of all.

WALL STREET • October 20, 2021

“As Good as It Gets”: Wall Street Eats Its Cake

A decade ago, Congress and the vox populi banded together to try to send Wall Street bankers to the clink and chasten the industry for a generation. How’d that go? Re-regulation made the industry stronger and richer than ever—just as the mob moved on to Silicon Valley.

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WALL STREET • October 17, 2021

Jamie’s Bitcoin Call and the New Barbarians at the Gate

Regarding the most pressing questions on Wall Street and in my inbox.

WALL STREET • October 13, 2021

The Case for Not Prosecuting Donald Trump

Most financial projections are rosy, as Wall Street well knows. That’s why banks have credit committees in the first place. But winning the case may prove more troublesome than having opened it at all.

WALL STREET • October 10, 2021

Jack Ma’s Disappearance, WeWork’s I.P.O., and the Elon Exodus

Regarding the most pressing questions on Wall Street and in my inbox.