messages

  • 14 Oct 2011 at 1:27 PM

Italian Protestors Occupy Goldman Sachs’s Lobby, Leave Message For Silvio Berlusconi

By Bess Levin

A group of students stormed Goldman Sachs’s central Milan offices on Friday ahead of worldwide protests against financial inequality planned for the weekend…Students managed to break into the hall of the Goldman Sachs building in the heart of Milan’s financial district, a few steps away from La Scala opera house, police said. The protests were quickly dispersed by police and security was restored to the elegant building, though red graffiti was daubed on its walls expressing anger at Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and proclaiming “Give us money.” Protesters in Italy’s financial capital also hurled eggs at the headquarters of UniCredit, the country’s biggest bank. [Reuters via BI]

  • 28 Sep 2011 at 3:36 PM

How To Succeed On Wall Street Without Trying, Like, At All

By Bess Levin

As we surely needn’t tell you, when one is a high-powered college student expecting to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Penn next year, one does not have a lot of time on his or her hands. Every moment is precious and efficiency is of the utmost importance. While you might think you already do a fairly good job when it comes to a) time management and b) effectively communicating the fact that taking ten seconds to, say, personalize a job solicitation letter, is a waste of your fucking time that just cost you $10,000, it’s never to late to pick up some new tips. Examine, if you will, the following case study. Continue reading »

  • 29 Aug 2011 at 11:27 AM

This Weekend’s Hurricane Was Apparently God’s Way Of Suggesting We Ease Up On Spending

By Bess Levin

Balance that checkbook or next time it’s gonna be a golden shower. Continue reading »

  • 01 Apr 2010 at 5:30 PM

Goldman Sachs Has A Message For The World

By Bess Levin

But it’s after 5 the night before a 3-day and if I can speak freely? I need to get out of here and can’t wade through this story just now. Also, while I’m sure there’s many a gem to be found within, based on an intimate knowledge of the firm, plus the article’s dek (“When it comes to its role in the financial crisis, Goldman Sachs has a message for the world”), there’s no need. If I know my Masters of the Universe– and I think I do!– the message is this: “blow us.” Or variants thereof. Prove me wrong.