Felix Salmon

Goldman Sachs Profiting From Low Interest Rates, But Earnings Are "Unsustainable": Felix Salmon

Felix Salmon | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business


To put these numbers into perspective, a savings of 2.43 percentage points in one quarter amounts to $1.2 billion in saved interest costs on $203 bill...

Too Big To Fail: The Secret Hank Paulson-Goldman Sachs Meeting In Moscow

Felix Salmon | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business


Andrew Ross Sorkin's new book is out today, and breaks some pretty stunning news, dating from the end of June, 2008. At this point, we're still months...

Jason Linkins

The New Yorker's Larry Summers Profile: What Was Left Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media


One would expect Ryan Lizza's epic New Yorker piece on Larry Summers to be somewhat glossy, but, yeah: you can basically tape this piece to the back of your child's Halloween costume for traffic safety.

Time to Replace the 401(k)

Eric Schurenberg | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business


Eric Schurenberg

we had taken a perfectly decent supplementary savings plan and, without any real discussion, allowed it to become the sole source of most workers' non-Social Security retirement income. The 401(k) was not designed for that role, and it has come up way short.

More on The Accessibility Question

Robert Teitelman | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Robert Teitelman

We lean toward advisers and investors, not traders, and I would argue that many business and finance magazines have lost their way because they no longer know whom they're writing for or why.

A Conspiracy So Vast

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 08.08.2009 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

Among conspiracy theories, the one about Goldman Sachs controlling the world, is as hackneyed as they come. But it was only a matter of time before somebody didn't think it was silly at all.

(UPDATED) 'Bankslaughter': Should Execs Be Held Liable For Killing Banks?

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business


UPDATED: Jul. 9, 11:20 p.m. If you're driving and happen to kill a pedestrian, you may, of course, be slapped with manslaughter charges. On the oth...

The Challenges of Communicating the Crisis

Robert Teitelman | Posted 08.06.2009 | Media


Robert Teitelman

We should all try harder to write more accessibly. But can the complexity of finance (and economics) be effectively captured by the kind of simple explanations required by an audience that barely knows the basics?

Friedman and Andrews Play the Clueless Defense

Yvette Kantrow | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media


Yvette Kantrow

"I just wasn't paying attention." "It never even occurred to me to mention it." What do these two statements have in common? They were both uttered ...

Michael Lewis on Warren Buffett

Robert Teitelman | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business


Robert Teitelman

The irony of Buffett is that his talent and his will are unfathomable, but his flaws are not. The one thing we can truly understand about him is the part of him that's just like the rest of us.

Goodbye, Portfolio. Thanks, Uncle Si

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 05.28.2009 | Media


Andrea Chalupa

Jeff Bercovici, Portfolio.com's Mixed Media blogger, broke the news at 10 a.m.: Condé Nast is shutting down Portfolio magazine and its website. Eight...

Wall Street Journal Rewrites History: Felix Salmon

Portfolio | Felix Salmon | Posted 02.27.2009 | Media


Fancy some time travel? Go back to my blog entry about John Thain from January 22, and click on the first link. I promise I haven't edited it. Amazing...

Jason Linkins

New York Times Demise Rumors Picked Over

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.09.2009 | Media


Michael Hirschorn's recent piece in The Atlantic offers up a sensational possibility: "What if The New York Times goes out of business -- like, this May?" Could he be right?