As previously mentioned, I did a little interview with CNBC’s Trish Regan. We discussed, among other things, her time at DE Shaw and whether or not Charlie Gasparino and Dennis Kneale are necrophiliacs. Continue reading »
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Such as, how do you pronounce his last name? You might’ve assumed it was “Gund-lack” but it’s actually “Goond-lack.” Trying using it in a sentence. (If you want, take this one: “Good-lack, it’s really uncool that you haven’t returned my copy of Ass Traffic, Volume 9. Oh, what, now that you’ve got your own firm you don’t have to play by the rules?”) As for the other issues, Goond-lack completely avoids the question, which, if you want to talk about uncool, really tops. You’d think someone who previously claimed to in no way be ashamed but instead proud– as he well should be– of the library of porn in his office and the finest collection of dildos in the world wouldn’t have a problem talking Dr. Fellatio but apparently you’d think wrong.
I’m interviewing the CNBC anchor/Amanda Drury gal-pal next week and, like some of her former colleagues have done in the past, she’s graciously agreed to answer some of your questions. Naturally I’m sure most of you would like to know if she has any tips to offer re: being a working mom but anything else?
Though she’s been a favorite around these parts for almost a year now, it wasn’t until May 10 that Mandy Drury became a permanent member of the CNBC stateside team, an achievement which I’ve told you people I take an enormous amount of credit for. To celebrate this momentous occasion we decided it was high time to have a little chat about how things have been going so far.
Do you prefer to be called Mandy or Amanda?
Always Mandy. The only time I’m ever called Amanda is by my mother when I’m in big trouble.
Let’s just get the crushing of Wall Street’s dreams over with– are you single? Continue reading »
CNBC’s Becky Quick is going to Omaha next week to have a little chat with Warrren Buffett over Oreo Blizzards and cherry Cokes, in anticipation of the Oracle’s annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. And she’s going to be asking him your questions. Anything you’d like to hear more about from WB?
Those of you who watched the Buffett/Paulson chat know that, sadly there’s been no talk of birds. But we did learn a thing or two.
1) Things are still bad, but on the upside, it could be worse, which is why Hank feels “fortunate.”
2) Bush “was like a mom” to Paulson, urging him to “exercise, get more sleep, eat healthy.”
3) That Nancy Pelosi kneeling thing was just him asking her to “please don’t go and blow this thing off,” because everyone was in “deep doo-doo.”
4) Comp was “out of whack even during benign times” but now people should be “showing some restraint.” “If you’ve had some losses, you have responsibilities.”
5) Congress should start doing its job, putting on some pressure and stop calling in snow days.
Earlier this week, thespian-cum-market moving BSD Shia LaBeouf offered a little piece of wisdom re: getting yourself hired at Goldman Sachs. Sayeth ShiLa: “I talked to a lot of Goldman Sachs people, and one of the requirements of getting a job takes place in the first five minutes of an interview. They take you out to eat. The minute the menu hits the table, if you can’t order within 30 seconds, you don’t have the job.” Obviously, this is incredibly helpful information, as there were probably a decent number of you out there who thought you could just take your sweet-ass time making a decision. To that end, we’ve decided to introduce a new feature wherein, whenever it falls into our laps, we’ll offer you a piece of firsthand advice on how to not just get your toe in the door of Lloyd’s Kingdom, but how to get your ass in a permanent seat there, too. As many of you are probably aware, most Goldman applicants are interviewed at least 20 times before they are made an offer and some more than 30. Today we’ve got a bit more color on what you can expect in meeting number 15, via a camera we stashed in a potted plant of a conference room at 85 Broad. In this clip, the candidate is auditioning (that’s what they calls it at GS) for the role of GSAM co-head. Let’s take a look.
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