Stories tagged “wall street”
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On the trading floor
“Bill, did I tell you? Did I tell you? What, the ten years have tightened ten, twelve beeps and the fives have come in twenty. Do I know what what I’m doing?” “It’s all technical. It didn’t tighten for the reasons yo...
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On the trading floor 2
“Well that was gratuitous” “Too much cursing? Too much testoterone? Too hard on the lacrosse playing Ivy League country club asshole? The dude’s a salesman who’s afraid of his customers. He’s got to get beyond that.&...
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On the trading floor 3
“So Minnesota Teachers wants to go out to dinner.” “Huh?” “Bill Thomas came came by. Two of their portfolio guys are in town next week and he’s taking them out to dinner.” “I can’t go.” “...
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Epochalypse
Everybody expected something amazing from AI. Advanced AI was touted as the “greatest human achievement since fire,” and indeed it was impressive. The first machines were cold and calculating, with their LCD gaze fixed on Wall Street. The f...