The New York Observer, May 28, 2001
By James Verini
There was a time when bankers hung out at Elaine’s as much as reporters, former police commissioners and Woody Allen. Or so one […]
By James Verini
He whispered a few words. The traders in the vicinity eavesdropped. What Gutfreund said has become a legend … He said: “One hand, […]
By James Verini
Carl Icahn is a very funny guy. Seriously.
Just ask anyone who was present at the Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund Investment Conference in the late […]
By James Verini
There is a place where smart bears gather. There is a place where conservative investors with literature degrees, CNBC-hating index wonks, articulate doomsday […]
By James Verini
Last September, J.P. Morgan & Company stupefied the world of banking, and many within its own walls, when it announced that it was […]
By James Verini
At Olives on a recent Friday evening, getting a table for 7 p.m. or any other hour that night — or the next, […]
By James Verini
Last spring, in the middle of shooting Spy Kids, which opens March 30, executive producer Cary Granat vanished. As head of Dimension Films, […]
By James Verini
On Feb. 7, the Sunbeam Corporation, $3.2 billion in debt, gave up hope that it will sell enough Mr. Coffee machines, Oster blenders […]
By James Verini
Reese Schonfeld is not taking calls from the press these days. He is not ready to talk about “the book.” The book, […]
By James Verini
Around 6 p.m. on Oct. 3, what was left of the equities division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. began packing into the […]