Pete Peterson

Pete Peterson, Blackstone's Honcho, Roasts At The Four Seasons

New York Post | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business


BLACKSTONE Group billionaire Pete Peterson commissioned professional help to roast Julian Niccolini and Alex von Bidder as they marked the 50th annive...

The Real Grand Bargain

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

A long term discussion of America's finances could help Americans look beyond the crisis, defining where we need to go and how, in the long term, we'll pay for it.

I.O.U.S.A. - Fury at (GOP) Fiscal Fiasco

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 10.18.2008 | Business


John Tepper Marlin

I.O.U.S.A., the movie, makes you angry about America's debts. It doesn't dwell on which political party is most to blame. But the record is pretty cle...

Blackstone Co-Founder Peterson On Wealth, McCain, And Fiscal Responsibility

Portfolio | Lloyd Grove | Posted 04.02.2008 | Business


Peter G. Peterson is a man of parts: leveraged-buyout billionaire, policy wonk, social lion, and--most recently--the patron of an ambitious new founda...

America's 50 Richest Paydays: Who, What, and How Much

Vanity Fair | Peter Newcomb | Posted 08.14.2008 | Business


You won't find Oprah Winfrey on the list. Nor will you find the legion of hedge-fund managers who routinely collect hundreds of millions in any given ...

Ten Smartest CEO Moves Of 2007

Portfolio | Liz Gunnison | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The bottom has dropped out of the banking business, brokerages are floundering, home foreclosures are soaring, and the threat of recession looms. What...