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January 29, 2023
Elliott or High Water
News and notes about the inside chatter on Wall Street: Can Marc Benioff defang Elliott’s Jesse Cohn? Could Larry Summers be wooed back to Washington? And Elon fundraising fantasies...
WALL STREET
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January 25, 2023
The Talented Mr. Santos
A campaign post-mortem about the deceptions of George Santos, the intra-party blame game, and why Robert Zimmerman is on a mission for justice.
WALL STREET
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January 22, 2023
FTX’s Pseudo-Revival, Goldman P.R., & Gorman Succession
The latest news and notes on what’s really going down on Wall Street: the FTX bankruptcy drama, Goldman Sachs’ layoff drama, and James Gorman’s McKinsey-style succession plan.
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January 18, 2023
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 5: The Mysteries of Stanford
Joe Bankman and Barbara Fried, the parents of disgraced crypto prince S.B.F., remain calm and defiant and completely supportive of their son, despite the mounting legal storm, according to a person who spoke with them recently. This is the fifth in a series.
WALL STREET
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January 15, 2023
Bob Iger’s Full Nelson
The legendary Disney C.E.O. may think he can placate or assuage Nelson Peltz and his firm, Trian. But Disney has a major problem on its hands—whether Iger lets Peltz into the henhouse or not.
WALL STREET
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January 11, 2023
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 4: Alameda, We Have a Problem
Among the first to sniff out the infamous balance sheet of Alameda Research, S.B.F.’s now defunct hedge fund, was a young doctor turned financial sleuth whose analysis helped facilitate FTX’s demise. This is the fourth in a series.
WALL STREET
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January 8, 2023
Zaz vs. Goliath
News and notes on what's really going down on Wall Street: the new M&A environment, Twitter, David Zaslav’s debt journey, the bulls, the bears, and the pigs.
WALL STREET
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January 4, 2023
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 3: The Big Short
Back when Bankman-Fried was buying arena naming rights and casting Larry David in commercials, the short-seller Marc Cohodes smelled something funky. “Who would give this mop-headed, dyslexic, A.D.D. guy a dime on some crazy strategy?” as he told me. This is the third in a series.
WALL STREET
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December 28, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 2: Schmuck Insurance
During a sideline conversation at a fintech conference, some 15 months ago, S.B.F. offered some stunning revelations about how the sausage was made at FTX. This is the second in a series.
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December 21, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 1: The Bridge Loan to Nowhere
A voyage to the Middle East with Anthony Scaramucci in search of $1 billion led to a meeting with M.B.S.—followed by a peculiar call from S.B.F.’s dad. This piece is the first in a series focused on early S.B.F. warning signs.