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Fortune.com, 12/21/10

Ghost Town, Inner Mongolia

They’re building it, but will they come? Why China’s real estate boom looks so troubling from the outside.

Fortune.com, 11/23/10

Why the Feds Want Steve Cohen

Just as all roads lead to Rome, all insider trading investigations lead to SAC Capital’s Steve Cohen. He can’t shake the Feds because he’s too good to be true.

Fortune.com, 11/22/10

How Expert Networks Came to Dominate Wall Street.

The latest insider trading investigation is focusing on the new hub of Wall Street information: independent research networks that pay so-called experts for information on public companies.

Fortune.com, 11/09/10

Blame Canada No More.

The Great White North shakes off its historical politesse and starts kicking ass, financial-style. Will the rest of the world listen?

Fortune.com, 10/28/10

The Man Behind Buffett’s Man: Stephen Friedman.

Last Man Standing

My book on Jamie Dimon was published by Simon & Schuster on October 6, 2009.

Here I am on CNBC talking about him. And on Good Morning America with Diane Sawyer. And Dan Gross’ podcast (The Big Money/Newsweek).

Some reviews:
–Bloomberg’s Norm Pearlstine
–Fortune magazine
–New York Times
–Business Week
–USA Today
–Kirkus Reviews

And more:

A Q&A with Newsweek’s Dan Gross.

A Dow Jones piece on Career Tips.

Click below to get yourself a copy:

Amazon: Last Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase

Chase Alumni Association Interview, 3/22/10

I spoke with Andrea Axelrod of the Chase Alumni Association about my book.

NYT Book Review, 11/1/09

The New York Times Book Review calls my book “memorable” — along with a few other things that aren’t so complimentary.

Liz Smith, May 2008

Liz Smith takes note of my Diller cover story in Portfolio.