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Granderson: Focus less on jobs, moneyupdated: Wed Oct 26 2011 16:37:00

LZ Granderson explains how in U.S. culture a person's worth is tied to his or her profession.

SI.com: Paul Daugherty: Mr. Jeter, I've changed my mind: I want 150K for the baseballupdated: Wed Jul 13 2011 16:16:00

Dear Derek Jeter, c/o the New York Yankees:

Low risk, low return: 'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps'updated: Fri Sep 24 2010 16:15:00

"Everybody needs money -- that's why they call it money!"

People.com: 22 Years Ago: Michael Douglas Is 'Deeply Grateful' for Gordon Gekkoupdated: Fri Sep 24 2010 11:48:00

Following his Oscar win, the Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps star thanks Oliver Stone's "courage" for casting him in the original

People.com: Michael Douglas's Throat Tumor Won't Delay Wall Street Openingupdated: Thu Aug 19 2010 13:28:00

The movie will hit theaters on Sept. 24 as planned despite the actor's treatment for a tumor in his throat

CNNMoney: M&A rebound: Greed is back. But is it good?updated: Tue Aug 17 2010 12:39:00

The long-awaited sequel to "Wall Street" is finally due to hit theaters next month.

Oliver Stone: Wall Street today is a financial casinoupdated: Thu May 27 2010 09:23:00

Gordon Gekko-inspired suspenders may have faded from Wall Street and lunch isn't for wimps anymore, but if there's one thing that hasn't changed in the last two decades it's this: greed is good.

'Wall Street' sequel debuts in Cannesupdated: Thu May 27 2010 09:23:00

CNN's Brooke Anderson talks to Oliver Stone and Josh Brolin about their film, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."

'Money Never Sleeps' could be the motto of sequelsupdated: Thu May 13 2010 13:47:00

"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" has an appropriate subject for a sequel: money.

People.com: Michael Douglas: Prison Will Help My Son 'Start Afresh'updated: Mon May 03 2010 13:37:00

"He's a great young man," says the Oscar winner. "And I wouldn't be supporting him if I didn't feel that way."

Is Wall Street too big to cheat?updated: Thu Apr 22 2010 07:35:00

As the Tea Party movement has become the vehicle for the frustration of hundreds of thousands of Americans against elected officials and the government bailout of Wall Street, I've thought many times about Gordon Gekko, the fictional character in the superb 1987 movie "Wall Street."

Obama's financial crisis fixupdated: Thu Apr 22 2010 07:35:00

President Obama says that a set of Wall Street reforms and consumer protections need to be passed.

Time.com: High Testosterone Means High Profitsupdated: Mon Apr 14 2008 14:00:00

According to new research, the higher a trader's testosterone level, the more money he'll net before the close of business

Time.com: There Will Be Blood: An American Tragedy updated: Mon Dec 24 2007 18:00:00

Daniel Day-Lewis gives a towering performance in a unique film about idealism and greed in the American West

Fortune: Oliver Stone: Life after 'Wall Street'updated: Thu Sep 20 2007 22:18:00

With buyout kings swimming in wealth, markets in turmoil, and Ray-Bans back in fashion, it might seem like Wall Street has stood still since 1987. But to Oliver Stone, the creator of Gordon Gekko and director of the epoch-defining "Wall Street," times have certainly changed.

Fortune: Where's Gekko? 'Wall Street' turns 20updated: Thu Sep 20 2007 21:05:00

Ever since Gordon Gekko ran afoul of the SEC at the end of Oliver Stone's 1987 classic, Wall Street, diehard fans have been wondering when the LBO kingpin would resurface.

CNNMoney: Tax threat to private equity? Not so fast.updated: Thu Mar 29 2007 11:55:00

The tax man is sniffing around private equity, the latest sign of the public scrutiny growing around the industry.

Business 2.0: How to eat right on the roadupdated: Thu Feb 09 2006 11:41:00

Anyone who's ever endured a cross-country red-eye, only to dash straight from the airport to a morning meeting, knows that the life of a road warrior can be like running a marathon in a wool suit. ...

FSB: Jesus Inc.updated: Fri Feb 03 2006 05:17:00

Entrepreneurs, it's been said, are born hungry and alone. And most are quick to seek not just bread but also fellowship. Nowhere is that impulse more evident than in the growing ranks of Christian ...

CNNMoney: Jesus Inc.updated: Thu Jan 26 2006 11:51:00

Entrepreneurs, it's been said, are born hungry and alone. And most are quick to seek not just bread but also fellowship. Nowhere is that impulse more evident than in the growing ranks of Christian business owners, who are banding together for mutual support while they seek to express their faith through their companies. They have created at least 30 networking organizations in the U.S., about half of them launched in the past five years.

Fortune: Let's Make A Dealupdated: Mon Jun 13 2005 00:01:00

Wall Street has been shaping and redirecting the nation's economy ever since brokers first gathered under the buttonwood tree in the late 18th century. The Street financed wars and underwrote shipp...

CNNMoney: Bobos on the marchupdated: Fri Mar 04 2005 09:12:00

A few years ago, David Brooks accomplished an uncommon publishing feat: he wrote an insightful best-seller.

Analysis: The age of Reaganupdated: Wed Jun 16 2004 08:44:00

In the heart of his 1984 re-election campaign, Ronald Reagan made a speech in Hammonton, New Jersey, and took the opportunity to invoke the name of one of the Garden State's favorite sons.

showbuzzupdated: Wed Feb 04 2004 13:43:00

A memorial service for Keiko the killer whale will be held Feb. 20 at the Oregon Coast Aquarium, where the six-ton hero of the "Free Willy" films lived from 1996 to 1998.

Fortune: Grab Your Power Tie: The 1980s Are Back From missile defense systems to preppy fashion--the decade that brought us the Material updated: Mon May 28 2001 00:01:00

Oh, admit it, already--the '80s are back. The signs are everywhere: A Bush is in the White House, and missile defense is on the agenda. Oversized off-the-shoulder fashions are bouncing down the run...

Money Magazine: Wall Street, the Sequels For investment banking at its most heartwarming, turn on your TV.updated: Thu Feb 01 2001 00:01:00

Does anyone still remember Gordon Gekko? Well, yes, of course people remember Gordon Gekko. As played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 movie Wall Street, Gekko was--and remains--the most memorable fi...

Fortune: PROFIT CLAWS HIS WAY UP FOX'S SLIPPERY LADDERupdated: Mon May 13 1996 00:01:00

Just in case there's anyone left who isn't convinced corporate America is a den of naked ambition and bald turpitude, comes now Profit, a new TV show from Fox that should erase any lingering doubts...

Fortune: Pat Moynihan gets an update, stormy applause for greed, a morning line on murder, and other matters. GOOD GREEDupdated: Mon Nov 29 1993 00:01:00

Your correspondent once (March 2, 1987) suggested and still believes that our country needs some business-side equivalent of sexologist Ruth Westheimer. Dr. Ruth created a talk show and a career by...

Fortune: Political Expressions, A Media Long Shot, Bankable Moments on 86th Street, and Other Matters. Wall Street Mysteriesupdated: Mon Jan 18 1988 00:01:00

Would a third viewing of Wall Street have helped? Or would the present writer still be sitting there glumly clutching a tape recorder in the 86th Street East Twin, trying vainly to make sense of th...

Fortune: The big bad bear on Wall Streetupdated: Mon Jan 04 1988 00:01:00

''I don't like losses, sport. Nothing ruins my day more than losses.'' So seethes Gordon Gekko, the reptilian raider played by Michael Douglas in Oliver Stone's new film, Wall Street. The year is 1...

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