William D. Cohan, a former senior-level M&A banker on Wall Street, is the author of The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co, and his new best seller House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street.
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Inside Dick Fuld's Bunker
Home transfers, apartment sales, art liquidations, dragged-out tax payments.... MORE
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The Man Who Schooled Wall Street
M&A legend Bruce Wasserstein, who died Wednesday at 61, showed Wall Street that business could be... MORE
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The Unnecessary Meltdown
A year ago Monday, Wall Street imploded.... MORE
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The Holes in Obama's Wall Street Plan
The president unveiled his plan to regulate the financial industry on Wednesday, a blueprint full... MORE
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Bear Stearns' Trail of 'Lies'
An unearthed filing reveals the prosecutors' playbook against the two $1.... MORE
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Bankers to Feel Sorry For
Lost amid the outrage over AIG bonuses are the stories of midlevel employees who were just doing... MORE
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Top 5 Phony Scapegoats
Angry Americans want people to blame for the financial mess—but c’mon.... MORE
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How Pot Helped Destroy Bear Stearns
In his new book House of Cards, William D.... MORE
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Wall Street's New Bonus Outrage
The disclosure that near-bankrupt Merrill dished out a staggering $209 million for 10 bankers takes... MORE
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Citigroup's Last Best Hope
Finding candidates for the Citigroup board shouldn’t be hard—it’s the ultimate fixer-upper.... MORE
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The Real Reason Bank Stocks Are Tanking
As late as Friday, even as their stocks tanked, America’s banking leaders were still in denial.... MORE
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Let Wall Street Fail
Spending $1 trillion to fix the banks and investment firms isn’t the answer to our financial... MORE
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The Bear Stearns Lucky Bastards
Thanks to a top-secret settlement, a small group of Bear Stearns investors is getting back every... MORE
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The Highest Paid Man on Wall Street
While just about every top banking executive declined a bonus this year, a relatively unknown... MORE
