Duff McDonald is a contributing editor at New York magazine and a former contributing editor at Condé Nast Portfolio. He is working on a book about Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, to be published by Simon & Schuster in the fall of 2009.

King of the Street

King of the Street

From Duff McDonald's new book, Last Man Standing, the story of how JPMorgan's takeover of Washington Mutual made CE...

Posted 7:55 PM | Oct 9, 2009
Memo to Congress Buy More Jets

Memo to Congress: Buy More Jets

As a chastened House drops plans to order $550 million worth of private jets, Duff McDonald argues that shiny new pla...

Posted 12:56 PM | Aug 11, 2009
Is the Bank Bounce Real

Is the Bank Bounce Real?

Bank of America and Citi results look strong but are the boffo profits a head fake or a sign bargain hunters should ...

Posted 10:34 AM | Jul 17, 2009
Palins Jackpot

Palin's Jackpot

Why did Alaska's ambitious governor ditch a lame-duck $125,000 job? Between a $4 million book deal, speeches, and a ...

Posted 11:02 PM | Jul 6, 2009