Their stocks are up. Interview magazine has profiled four young Wall Streeters for its March issue — with the baby-faced bankers dishing on their dating lives, fledgling finance careers and favourite places to blow off steam in the city. The cashed-up quartet, who all live in Lower Manhattan, also posed for pictures at FiDi steakhouse … Read more
Eli Lilly hit $1 trillion in market value on Friday, making it the first drugmaker to enter the exclusive club dominated by tech giants and underscoring its rise as a weight-loss powerhouse. A more than 35% rally in the company’s stock this year has largely been driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market. Once … Read more
After sending out more than 1,000 job applications without so much as a nibble, Florida college grad Sam Rabinowitz took matters into his own hands — and cruised Wall Street carrying a placard begging for a chance. “Tried LinkedIn. Tried Email. Now Trying Wall Street. Looking for a Finance/Trading Internship or Entry-Level Position. Dedicated. Hungry. … Read more
It was a marriage made in Manhattan — and it brought Wall Street to a full stop. An extravagant Indian wedding parade, or baraat, turned the Financial District into a full-blown block party on Saturday, halting traffic and causing jaws to drop faster than a stock market crash. Hundreds of people, decked in glittering sarees, … Read more
In the Swinging Sixties, one of the most popular commodities on male-dominated Wall Street was Ms. Francine Gottfried’s torpedo-like breasts. Worn proudly under a tight sweater, Ms. Gottfried had her size 43s innocently on view every workday when the 20-year-old arrived from her home in Brooklyn, to her lowly data processing job on The Street. … Read more
On Wall Street, where pressed collars, Patagonia vests and brown loafers reign supreme, Wedbush Securities’ Dan Ives stands out. While some may still imagine FiDi’s best-dressed as a Gucci-clad Gordon Gekko clone, it’s a new Wall Street — and this globally-known tech analyst is the rising style stock to bet on. Ives, 49, shuns “cookie … Read more
They’re not exactly ruffing it One Wall Street, a landmark high-rise where studios start at a cool $1.15 million, has amenities galore. There’s a 75-foot pool overlooking the New York harbor, a private restaurant and bar, and several sound-insulated podcasting studios. But, the skyscraper’s most noteworthy luxe offerings aren’t for two-legged residents.They’re for the dogs. … Read more
Forget about Zero Bond and Casa Cipriani, New York City’s most exclusive private club is a poker spot above a Korean restaurant on East 58th Street. Tony Park, a real estate mogul who owns Anto Korean Steakhouse, wanted an exclusive hideaway where he and his well-heeled friends — mostly finance guys and entrepreneurs — could … Read more
He’s turning the tables. For three decades, Mike Puma worked on Wall Street. In 2013, he formed the Gotham Burger Social Club, an exclusive society for finance guys devoted to trying and rating the city’s best burgers. The group applied the same analytical skills they used to rate stocks as buy or sell to studying … Read more
Despite a return to the office, suits, ties and high heels have been retired — boomers be damned. Wall Street has taken a cue from the tech bros of Silicon Valley, waltzing into board rooms in casual attire, heels swapped for sneakers and blazers exchanged for fleece. It is perhaps, in part, driven by Gen … Read more
It’s been a long time since Wall Street rocked after dark. But the newly reopened Delmonico’s has brought some big time buzz to the FiDi, which, except for the Stone Street boozing zone, can still feel quiet at night despite thousands of new residents. Delmonico’s, at 56 Beaver Street in the district’s historic heart, is the … Read more
Forget dine and dash — this former Wall Street trader dined to save cash. Vivian Tu, known on TikTok as @YourRichBFF, first went viral in 2021 with a clip in which she bragged about she went on six dates a week to avoid paying for groceries. “Between 2016-2018 I didn’t buy groceries once. Probably saved … Read more