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    • Saturday, 4 March, 2023
      On Wall StreetCorporate governance
      Time for US boards to step up

      Too many directors are failing to act as a much-needed check on imperial chief executives

    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
      On Wall StreetGoldman Sachs Group
      How Goldman can regain its swagger

      The investment bank should consider buying a commercial bank such as Bank of New York Mellon

    • Saturday, 21 January, 2023
      On Wall StreetMergers & Acquisitions
      Musk vs Arnault: the tale of two tycoons

      The takeovers of Tiffany and Twitter reveal vast differences between the businessmen

    • Saturday, 3 December, 2022
      On Wall StreetFinancial services
      Twitter should note: Making money from money is difficult

      The failings of Lehman and FTX should be a warning if the network is expanded to payments

    • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
      FT Magazine
      How Rivian’s CEO became the anti-Elon

      The electric truckmaker’s RJ Scaringe isn’t using Musk’s playbook in his battle with Ford and Tesla

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      ObituaryBear Stearns Cos Inc
      James Cayne, Bear Stearns chief, 1934-2021

      Wall Street executive and bridge fanatic who led the investment bank through many of its triumphs — and tragic mistakes

    • Saturday, 2 October, 2021
      On Wall StreetUS banks
      Wall Street needs to be clearer on succession stakes

      Uncertainty at the top of two of the biggest banks in the world is not a good look

    • Wednesday, 11 August, 2021
      Markets InsightBanks
      Fortress-type resilience makes big banks hard to topple

      Major lenders have become cartel-like institutions that suffer only fleeting impact from scandals

    • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
      Markets InsightLeveraged loans
      Lender civil warfare pierces credit euphoria

      Battles over ‘cov-lite’ loans signal long overdue correction in markets

    • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
      US economy
      Jay Powell adds voice to small business cry for help

      US recovery will never come until the companies that account for most jobs get back on their feet

    • Friday, 16 March, 2018
      US banks
      Goldman Sachs’ change of CEO reignites an old Wall Street debate

      David Solomon’s expected ascension says much about the future direction of banking

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