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Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan January 11, 2023
Among the first to sniff out the infamous balance sheet of Alameda Research, S.B.F.’s now defunct hedge fund, was a young doctor turned financial sleuth whose analysis helped facilitate FTX’s demise. This is the fourth in a series.
David Zaslav
William D. Cohan January 8, 2023
News and notes on what's really going down on Wall Street: the new M&A environment, Twitter, David Zaslav’s debt journey, the bulls, the bears, and the pigs.
While Sam Bankman-Fried was being fêted by the bulls on Wall Street, the renowned short-seller Marc Cohodes was sounding a five-alarm fire.
William D. Cohan January 4, 2023
Back when Bankman-Fried was buying arena naming rights and casting Larry David in commercials, the short-seller Marc Cohodes smelled something funky. “Who would give this mop-headed, dyslexic, A.D.D. guy a dime on some crazy strategy?” as he told me. This is the third in a series.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan December 28, 2022
During a sideline conversation at a fintech conference, some 15 months ago, S.B.F. offered some stunning revelations about how the sausage was made at FTX. This is the second in a series.


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William D. Cohan December 21, 2022
A voyage to the Middle East with Anthony Scaramucci in search of $1 billion led to a meeting with M.B.S.—followed by a peculiar call from S.B.F.’s dad. This piece is the first in a series focused on early S.B.F. warning signs.
Bernard Arnault
William D. Cohan December 18, 2022
News and notes around Wall Street at the end of holiday party season: the increasing logic of WBD-NBCU, Bernard Arnault’s ascent, and Elon’s Tesla problem.
Sam Bankman-Fried
William D. Cohan December 14, 2022
In short, the S.E.C. is alleging that S.B.F. out-Madoffed Madoff, who at least had the decency to keep his market-making operations on the 19th floor of the Lipstick Building, separate from his money management Ponzi scheme two floors below. S.B.F. mixed them all together.
Bret Taylor
William D. Cohan December 11, 2022
News and notes from around Wall Street: the M&A chill, Salesforce succession blues, and what the hell Elon’s thinking.


businessman
William D. Cohan December 7, 2022
Remember a time when our Wall Street heroes were good at business?
S.B.F.
William D. Cohan December 4, 2022
News and notes on Wall Street’s favorite mop-topped obsession, plus Elon’s latest gambit at Twitter.
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