Congestion pricing is putting a huge strain on my family. Every morning I drive my teenage sons, Friedrich and Fabian, to Balthazar for the Duck Confit Hash before dropping them off at Wheeler Preparatory School for Young Jackasses. Please RT.

Scoop: JPMorgan announced its five-day return-to-office mandate to employees today. The memo set off a wave of critical comments on its intranet before the ability to comment was turned off. barrons.com/amp/articles/j…

Scoop: JPMorgan's last firmwide employee opinion survey showed work-life balance was a key frustration for workers, an issue that's taken on new relevance at JPM in recent days with pushback to the 5-day RTO mandate. Now, some staff are pondering a union. barrons.com/articles/jpmor…

Scoop: SCOTUSblog publisher Tom Goldstein indicted today in Maryland on tax evasion charges. law360.com/articles/22854…

Imagine being a 24 year old VC associate wearing a Bain branded Carhartt jacket in the Starbucks line and having an actual construction worker walk in and stand behind you in line. This is about as rich as it gets.

a great joy of the past couple days has been showcasing how i am uniquely qualified to talk about the intersection of larry fink and ramona singer, two people who have been the basis of my work and, well, scholarship

Wall Street’s gonna go super woke by the end of this lmao. Goldman Sachs is gonna do land acknowledgements before each investor briefing

NEW: "We are concerned that, instead of fighting against the banks in courts and elsewhere, the Fed is now — in the wake of President Trump’s election — seeking new avenues for premature surrender," Elizabeth Warren & Maxine Waters write in a letter to Powell ahead of his testimony

Scoop: JPMorgan Chase managers started to notify employees of job cuts last week as part of a series of layoffs planned through 2025. Cuts come as the firm reported record profits of nearly $60 billion in '24 and the stock trades near its all-time high. barrons.com/articles/jpmor…

Um, WOW. Jamie in Full. Amazing Rebecca Ungarino Jamie Dimon Sounds Off on Remote Work, Bureaucracy, ‘Pablum and Bulls—’ barrons.com/articles/jamie… via @BarronsOnline

Nearly 30 years later and still waiting

We exclusively published audio of Jamie Dimon discussing remote work & bloated bureaucracy (at JPM, which he has overseen for 20 yrs). Have a good weekend, and if you’re a JPM employee unwinding at this hour, check your phone. Jamie is trying to reach you. barrons.com/articles/jamie…

Bury me with the 47-page Ottessa Moshfegh Carey Mulligan Prada-sponsored New York Times advertising supplement short story chapbook

Somebody tell this guy he just won an Oscar

NEW COVER! From andy serwer and me: barrons.com/articles/black…

just put multiple bank tickers into spotify search bar. happy earnings season to all

Scoop: A group within DHS that combats financial crimes has launched an inquiry into Anchorage Digital Bank, a Wall Street-backed startup with a national banking charter that has been a strong supporter of Trump’s digital assets agenda. barrons.com/articles/homel…

Everyone's substack is like “My good friend Craig Magazine joined me at Retro Clam Bar, which was the perfect darkened boîte to discuss the tariffs (obviously). I ordered the wrought iron candlesticks (my boyfriend hates them), Chelsea boots, and a newspaper. Go after 9pm

Pulitzer Prize Finalist Cole Escola is extremely important