The difference between good and bad leaders turns on whether they recognise when pressure is productive
A bitcoin price reprieve can’t erase the company’s contradictions
Once established by professional training, the addictive pull of screens, newsfeeds and email replies is impossible to shake
To infinity back-scratching and beyond
Remember when regulators were a thing?
Unable to leave the financial district, some senior staff appear to be working long after handing in their pass
An interview with four young men in finance dressed in Armani jackets and Hermès ties exposes several tensions
Can Elon Musk’s moonshot deliver the mooted $1.75tn valuation?
Engineered scarcity, meet dumb money
‘Quick asks’ from former colleagues and friends must respect professional boundaries
We love relitigating the past
As bitcoin hovers near Strategy’s average purchase price, Michael Saylor has no good options left
Investors suddenly love guns and ammo
For ex-bankers, motivations for getting involved in charity work are always complicated. So is the value they bring
The strategies for coping when handed a disappointing award
With US megadeals in the pipeline, the fight for investor attention is going to get tougher
Perverse incentives and fear of the unknown keep senior bankers stuck in lucrative but unsatisfying jobs
A $1.44bn dividend reserve raises new concerns for shareholders of the bitcoin treasury company
It’s a fraught and familiar time as banks select their new managing directors
Micro Strategy, major strife
Caution around the savings needed to stop work reflects an insecurity that is hard to shift
Strategy’s down and Chanos is out, but the ‘amplified bitcoin’ trade looks as fragile as ever
A kabuki IPO is nothing to celebrate
Saylor trumpets validation from a system he claims to disrupt
With progress in AI, the showhorses may yet eclipse the more technically skilled workhorses
