Landon Thomas Jr.What Does Michael Bloomberg Want?Michael Bloomberg is acquisitive, restless and stubborn. As he has accumulated wealth over the decades, he has been driven by an inner ache…Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023
Landon Thomas Jr.When a Greek Flies too Close to the SunThere is nothing better than a juicy Icarus tale — especially when it’s a real life Greek who has been singed by the sun.Dec 15, 2022Dec 15, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.SBF and MasaOn the face of it, they could not be more different. Sam Bankman-Fried, the 30 year old crypto evangelist, prefers video games to slide…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.Betting On Elon MuskLate last week, Elon Musk, in the midst of his tumultuous Twitter takeover, flew into New York City to make the case that his latest flight…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.Credit Suisse AgonistesDespite its stock trading at 4 bucks, and the cost of insuring its debt against a default skyrocketing, Credit Suisse is no Lehman…Oct 20, 2022Oct 20, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.UK Financial InsanityAbout this time of year in 2008, I wrote a story about how the pound — then trading at $1.5 — might continue its recent swoon and end up…Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.When a Hedgie Throws in the Towel.In the full teeth of a bear market, hedge fund deaths are many. Few carry any larger, systemic meaning. By now, everyone is losing money…Sep 20, 2022Sep 20, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.The Greek Economy. An Update.This past April, Greece paid off its last debts to the IMF, two years early. And last month, the EU announced that, due its improving…Sep 7, 2022Sep 7, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.A Most Unusual CEOAnshu Jain, former co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank, 1963–2022Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022
Landon Thomas Jr.Why Are So Many Countries Defaulting? Because They Can.In his time at Elliott Capital, the hedge fund known for its legal attacks on bankrupt governments, Jay Newman — the strategy’s architect…Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022