New York magazine, 9/21/09

Will Rule For Food.

Two recruiters agreed to give opinions on job prospects for unemployed Masters of the Universe.

New York magazine, 7/26/09

The Answer Men

McKinsey & Co. are supposed to know it all. They’re business consultants who travel the world and charge corporations top dollar to help them run with state-of-the-art efficiency. McKinsey gets called in when things are good (time to expand!) or, like now, bad (to give bosses cover to make bloody-minded decisions). Known as “the Firm,” McKinsey has consultants in 90 offices in 50 countries. They hire the best-credentialed people, and they pay them well. By their own count, they serve 80 of the Fortune 100, though who, precisely, retains them, they try to keep confidential. Last week, they were hired to try to fix the fabulously free-spending Condé Nast.

New York magazine, 7/28/08

Money Troubles

It was a good week for bad economic news. But which measures matter most to New Yorkers?

New York magazine, 3/31/08

The Bank Job

How Jamie Dimon resisted the quick and dirty temptations of Wall Street and put himself in perfect position for the deal, or maybe steal, of the century.

New York magazine, 1/27/08

Cash of the Titans
You can’t lose a fortune unless you have it in the first place.

New York magazine, 12/17/07

Reasons to Love New York
Because We’re Finding Out Who’s Really Worth Their Paycheck on Wall Street.

New York magazine, 11/12/07

Big Swinging Ax
Merrill Lynch’s Stan O’Neal became the first Wall Street CEO to lose his job over the credit crisis. Which megabanker might end up on the chopping block next? A scorecard.

New York magazine, 11/5/07

The Catastrophist View
What would it take to send the U.S. economy—and New York’s—into free fall? A doomsday primer.

New York magazine, 10/22/07

The Hanger-On
Even as the Wall Street mob calls for his head, Citigroup CEO Chuck Prince still has his job. How does he do it?  

New York magazine, 10/8/07

Working Blue
Is it now acceptable to say “fuck” in the office?