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WALL STREET

Sam Bankman-Fried

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.
William D. Cohan • December 28, 2022
William D. Cohan • December 21, 2022
The S.B.F. Chronicles, Part 1: The Bridge Loan to Nowhere
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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.
William D. Cohan • December 18, 2022
Zaz’s Christmas Wish & Arnault’s Triumph
Bernard Arnault
News and notes around Wall Street at the end of holiday party season: the increasing logic of WBD-NBCU, Bernard Arnault’s ascent, and Elon’s Tesla problem.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan • December 14, 2022
The S.E.C.’s Treatise on S.B.F.
In short, the S.E.C. is alleging that S.B.F. out-Madoffed Madoff, who at least had the decency to keep his market-making operations on the 19th floor of the Lipstick Building, separate from his money management Ponzi scheme two floors below. S.B.F. mixed them all together.
Bret Taylor
William D. Cohan • December 11, 2022
M&A Ice Age & Elon’s Wild Man Strategy
News and notes from around Wall Street: the M&A chill, Salesforce succession blues, and what the hell Elon’s thinking.
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William D. Cohan • December 7, 2022
Elon, S.B.F. & The Closing of the Billionaire Mind
Remember a time when our Wall Street heroes were good at business?
S.B.F.
William D. Cohan • December 4, 2022
The S.B.F. Reckoning Comes Due
News and notes on Wall Street’s favorite mop-topped obsession, plus Elon’s latest gambit at Twitter.
SBF
William D. Cohan • November 30, 2022
The S.B.F. Orphanage
A close reading of institutional investors’ remorse over the FTX implosion.
Carl Icahn
William D. Cohan • November 27, 2022
Icahn’s Big Short & The FTX Colonic
News and notes on some of the most controversial storylines percolating through Wall Street this week: TradFi’s crypto victory lap and Carl Icahn’s battle with the apes.
Bob Iger
The Editors • November 26, 2022
The Iger Intrigue
What will he buy? Who will he fire? And who is the favorite to succeed him? An urgent Inner Circle conversation with Matt Belloni, Dylan Byers, and William D. Cohan.
Bob Iger, always a master of his own image, has seemed to misplay the moment—even if he’s right about the dire situation that Disney and the other AMPTP companies face.
Matthew Belloni & William D. Cohan • November 26, 2022
Barbarians at the Disney Gates
How will returning C.E.O. Bob Iger defang Dan Loeb, and possibly even Nelson Peltz, the activist behind the coups at GE and DuPont? Plus, Wall Street’s Zazlovian doubts. Here’s the inside conversation on a big week in big media.
Bob Iger
William D. Cohan • November 23, 2022
The Chapek Coup & The Adults at FTX
The insider conversation on the two seismic storylines roiling Wall Street this holiday season: the latest beats in the saga of S.B.F., and what to expect from the new Iger era.
General Electric News Conference
William D. Cohan • November 16, 2022
The Corporate Divorce of the Century
By the mid-90s, Jack Welch was forced to ponder succession. Before him were a coterie of bright-eyed prospects—Cote, Immelt, Calhoun, and Nardelli, among them. But in the background was a scandal that befell perhaps his most qualified candidate. This is an excerpt from Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.
S.B.F.
Eriq Gardner • November 14, 2022
The S.B.F. Bankruptcy Tea Leaves
FTX anticipated getting hit with an avalanche of lawsuits and likely filed for Chapter 11 early to pause the mayhem. This peace of mind will only last so long.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan • November 13, 2022
Was FTX a Lehman or an Enron?
Wall Street comes to terms with a generational financial tragedy.
Elon Musk
William D. Cohan • November 9, 2022
Sorrell’s Elon Advice & Trump’s Financial Ankle Bracelet
The latest inside chatter on Wall Street about, among other things, fixing Twitter, Trump’s deal-making handcuffs, and the S.B.F. postmortem.
Elon Musk
William D. Cohan • November 6, 2022
Elon’s Folly, Fed Clues & Zaz on the Edge
News and notes on the most astonishing Wall Street stories of the week: Silicon Valley’s deep freeze, JayPow’s hidden message, and the Warner Bros. Discovery mess.
Tony Fratto
William D. Cohan • November 2, 2022
Goldman Flacks
Tony Fratto is the latest executive to head from the hilt of D.C. to the Goldman P.R. throne. Some notes on what he can learn from his predecessors.