Sep 24 2010

Bearish on Wall Street, Bullish on Goldman

Nelson D. Schwartz, a DealBook colleague, reports: Reality is finally kicking in for the analysts who cover Wall Street. With less than a week left before the third quarter ends on Sept. 30, it’s clear the pickup in activity recently won’t make up for the trading drought in July and August. So each day brings [...]


Aug 19 2010

London Bankers Can Dress for More Than Success

From Julia Werdigier, a DealBook colleague: LONDON — Bankers here are known nearly as much for dressing sharp and as they are for winning deals.  So it is only natural that they compete for a different kind of league table: that of best dressed. Cad and The Dandy, a bespoke tailor run by two former [...]


Jul 16 2010

Childless? Heck No — Child Free!

I, like my colleague Donna Trussell, have chosen not to have children. But unlike Donna, I abhor the word, “childless,” which she uses to describe herself. I am a deliriously happy child-free individual. The very term, childless, makes one sound something lesser than. The word makes it seem as if every woman over 40 without [...]