Ken Langone

  • 22 Nov 2011 at 3:27 PM

Ken Langone To The White House: If I Walked Out That Door Tomorrow And Never Came Back, Would You Even Notice? Doesn’t Feel Like It

By Bess Levin

…and would it kill you to for once tell him you appreciate all he does for you or let him know he looks beautiful, not like you care or anything? You pay more attention to you fantasy football team than you to do him. And when was the time you initiated sex? And no, the ’30 seconds of foreplay and 2 pumps’ nights don’t count. Continue reading »

  • 28 Jul 2011 at 9:35 AM

Ken Langone Sees A Much Bigger Problem Than The Debt Ceiling

By Bess Levin

Ken Langone popped by CNBC earlier this morning to guest host Squawk Box with Becky, Joe and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Is he worried about the debt ceiling? No. “It’s a done deal,” Langone told the gang. “They don’t know it yet, but it’s taken care of.” There is something Ken is losing sleep over, however, and it’s the fact that President Obama doesn’t always wear a jacket in the Oval Office. Continue reading »

  • 21 Jul 2011 at 11:43 AM

If Chris Christie Were To Theoretically Run For President, He Could Theoretically Count On Money From Paul Tudor Jones, Stanley Druckenmiller, Et Al

By Bess Levin

Earlier this week, Ken Langone invited 50 hedge fund managers and other financial services employees to his office. The occasion? A sit down with with Chris Christie, who the Home Depot founder apparently forced to discuss the possibility of running for president. Here’s what the New Jersey governor had to say: Continue reading »

  • 25 May 2011 at 4:15 PM

Ken Langone Still Not Yet In His Zen Place Re: Eliot Spitzer

By Bess Levin

“I don’t like the guy and every time I get a chance to take a shot at him I do it.”

  • 13 Dec 2010 at 12:23 PM

Confidential To CNBC: You Need More Ken Langone

By Bess Levin

From the random walking on set, the declaration of love for Lloyd Blankfein, the lack of an indoor voice, the accusation that David Faber dyes his hair and later, the shoulder squeezes and kisses on the head, KL’s got regular contributor material written all over him. Just something to think about. Continue reading »

  • 03 Jun 2010 at 5:11 PM

A Private Bank for Aging BSDs

By Zachery Kouwe

Forget about stashing your cash with Bank of America, JPMorgan or Citigroup. The real grandfathers of finance take their dough to Fieldpoint Private Bank & Trust. The Greenwich institution was founded by some ex-Merrill Lynch execs, including Dan Tully and David Komansky, in 2008 as a place where senior BSD’s can get the top notch service they deserve. Continue reading »

  • 22 Jul 2008 at 10:26 AM

Ken Langone Hates The New York Times

By John Carney

Legendary Wall Streeter Ken Langone, who once attempted to purchase the New York Stock Exchange, hurled insults at the New York Times this morning on CNBC’s Squawk Box. He was describing an op-ed he’s been working on for the Wall Street Journal about his long battle with disgraced former New York governor and Eliot Spitzer. One of the co-hosts of the program asked him about whether he might try to get it in the New York Times.
“I don’t even try with the Times,” Langone said. “Why write for some newspaper you don’t even read? I mean, it doesn’t make sense.”