Dry Powder
Unique and privileged insight into the private conversations taking place inside boardrooms and corner offices up and down Wall Street, relayed by best-selling author, journalist, and former M&A senior banker William D. Cohan.
Archives
August 13, 2025
Wall Street’s Trump Fears, Chanos’s New Antagonist & Zaz Vegas
August 10, 2025
Zaz’s Dead Weight, Ellison’s Promises & Gunnar’s Agony
August 6, 2025
Figma Fictions, Trump’s Wall Street Fatwa & Chanos’s Metaverse
August 3, 2025
Saks’ Consent Structure, Figma’s Pricing Shanda & Anthropic’s Heady Raise
July 30, 2025
Goldman M&A Possibilities, Tragedy at Blackstone & The Saks Short
July 27, 2025
An Epstein Backdoor, Chanos vs. Saylor & The New Meme Stocks
July 23, 2025
The Apollo Olympics, A.I. Economics & The Lazard Canon
July 20, 2025
A Goldman Windfall, M&A Resurgence & Lazard Literature
July 16, 2025
Chanos’s Big Short, Bond Market Ire & An Endeavor Mega-Suit
July 13, 2025
The Saks Big Short, Ackman’s Topspin & A $44 Billion Quarter
July 9, 2025
Zaz’s Debt Split, Scott vs. Larry & A Hedge Fund’s Happy Ending
July 3, 2025
Saks Creditor Violence, Shari’s Blood Money & .001 Percent Gripes
June 26, 2025
Mamdani Anxieties, Shari’s CBS Risk & Trump’s Wall Street Win
June 22, 2025
Elon’s xAI Cash Burn, Immelt’s Manifesto & GE Revisionism
June 19, 2025
Zaz’s Debt Deal, Saylor’s $1B Bitcoin Bet & Trump’s Gold Smartphone Scheme
June 15, 2025
Rowan’s Repentance, Zaz’s $40B Endgame & I.P.O. Fever
June 12, 2025
Leon’s Baby, Zaz’s Asset Perimeter & Disney’s Bargain
June 8, 2025
Paramount Nightmare Scenarios, Dimon’s Loyalty Test & A Drexel Feel-Good Story
June 4, 2025
Shari’s $550M Mess, A Wall Street Wedding & YouTube’s Clout
June 1, 2025
The Zaz Downgrade, Shari’s Living Hell & Saks’ Expensive $350M
