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William D. Cohan
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June 21, 2026
Ruth or Dare
Alphabet president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat has a cogent and forceful argument for all those A.I. doomers out there—starting with a productivity revolution that she believes will add trillions to the U.S. economy.
William D. Cohan
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June 17, 2026
S.B.F.’s White Whales
With his request for a new trial now officially rejected by the Second Circuit, Sam Bankman-Fried’s dwindling hope for salvation is down to the Supreme Court or Trump. Alas, S.B.F. may be the only white-collar fraudster the president isn’t open to pardoning.
William D. Cohan
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June 14, 2026
Lloyd Management
A very candid conversation with Lloyd Blankfein, the former Goldman C.E.O., about the tremors in private credit land, this summer’s multitrillion-dollar I.P.O. bonanza, and whether the markets have an Apollo 13 problem.
William D. Cohan
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June 10, 2026
Free Solomon
My candid chat with Goldman C.E.O. David Solomon.
William D. Cohan
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June 7, 2026
Lesley’s Choice
In a candid chat, the longtime 60 Minutes star correspondent explained her fraught decision to stay on after perhaps the most bizarre week in the show’s history. “It’s just been obviously the hardest chapter of my career,” she said. “This was by far the worst experience I’ve been involved in, or even witnessed.”
William D. Cohan
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June 3, 2026
The Emancipation of Jeff Immelt
The disgraced-ish former GE executive has been on a journey of personal discovery to reinvent his legacy and perhaps make amends—even when the facts don’t fit his new narrative. But not everyone who worked with him is ready to forgive or forget.
William D. Cohan
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May 31, 2026
The A.I. Bubble Truthers Cry Wolf
As several of the leading A.I. companies prepare to go public and see their valuations soar above the $1 trillion mark, a number of Wall Street contrarians are trying to remind everyone that we’ve seen this movie before.
William D. Cohan
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May 27, 2026
Inside ParaBros’ $49B Debt Blockbuster
The $111 billion Paramount Skydance–Warner Bros. merger deal is cruising toward the finish line, and it looks like nothing will stop it. Even if the California A.G. is trying.
William D. Cohan
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May 27, 2026
Goodwin Hunting
Long before Wall Street rushed for the exits, Diameter Capital co-founder Scott Goodwin warned that A.I. would “ruthlessly eliminate” software companies. Now, amid a market correction, he’s buying the panic.
William D. Cohan
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May 20, 2026
Spilling the Tea
Once a predictable cashflow business, Lipton has become a test case for how private equity leverage is holding up these days amid a less forgiving economic environment. The company’s new management team is confident they can turn things around.