New York Magazine

New York Magazine on the Financial Blogosphere

Wall Street’s Digital Underground A few of the more prominent financial bloggers.   Illustrations by Matthew Woodson    The Amiable Skeptic Barry Ritholtz was a pioneer when he launched the Big Picture in 2003 using the beta version of blogging software, Word Press. He’s a levelheaded bear with a knack for seeing through the statistical…

Who Are The Biggest Chefs In The Business World?

Anecdotally speaking, I’m told that the restaurant business is the most difficult business on earth (in terms of the success to failure rate).  I’ve also heard that the average Saturday night dinner service in NYC is as hectic and stressful as a full week of work for everyone else.  I’m a stockbroker, so of course…

The Million Dollar Cheeseburger

In a highly unscientific survey/ calculation, the gang at New York Mag’s Grub Street came up with what they believe are the highest grossing dishes in New York City’s restaurants.  I was happy to see a plate I’ve consumed (way too) often make number 1 on the list, with an estimated annual gross of over…

In-Flight Reading

I’m traveling today, but here’s a list of what I’ll be reading on the plane (pleasehavewifi, pleasehavewifi…) It’s been awhile since I’ve kept up with the Railroad stocks, but they may get interesting again in the second half of this year.  This gentleman Jack Wx wrote up a breakdown of which railroads do what and…