Ruth Madoff on 60 Minutes: “Of Course I Feel The Shame. I Can Barely Walk Down The Street.” [VIDEO]
9:32 am, October 31st | by Amy Tennery
Ruth Madoff and son Andrew sat down with “60 Minutes” for an intimate interview on life as a Madoff, which aired last night. While they were mostly forthcoming — particularly when describing patriarch Bernie Madoff’s confession to his family — on some issues both remained quite opaque.
EOD Dossier 10/30
6:00 pm, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
In your Sunday evening Dossier, we wonder how the weekend’s snow storm will affect Occupy Wall Street. In another corner of Manhattan, have a glance at Google’s Lego-filled New York offices. There’s some advice for women in the boardroom, too. Ladies (and gents), let’s have a look!
Tech Stuff
Mark Zuckerberg: I Didn’t Want To Build A Company
5:27 pm, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
Turns out the poster boy for Silicon Valley success has a lot of problems with Palo Alto culture. And he says he never really wanted to start a company in the first place.
Steve Jobs’ Last Words: “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.”
3:39 pm, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
We’ve read a great deal about Steve Jobs since his death earlier this month — the outpouring of accounts and memorials has been pretty unbelievable, but very few of those have come from the people who truly, truly knew him. His sister Mona Simpson’s eulogy, which she gave at Jobs’ memorial service two weeks ago, is published today in The New York Times and it’s very well worth a read. And a tear too, perhaps.
Head Scratchers
What? Bernie Madoff “Hated Anything Made With Metal”
3:08 pm, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
Bernie Madoff is clearly a complicated man. We’ll never quite understand him or his motives. Here’s another thing we don’t understand: he apparently “hated metal.”
Billionaire Saudi Prince Offers $1M For Capture Of Israeli Soldiers
12:57 pm, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
Billionaire Saudi Prince Prince Khaled bin Talal, brother of Rupert Murdoch pal Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, is now offering $1 million to anyone who captures an Israeli solider. Khaled doesn’t have any official government role.
Mogul Toy Of The Day: There’s Now A “Porsche” BlackBerry
10:50 am, October 30th | by Hillary Reinsberg
The unofficial communication device of corporate America. And the unofficial “you’ve made it car” for corporate America. Joined as one. It’s the Porsche BlackBerry!
Who Won? Who Lost? A Weekly Review.
5:30 pm, October 29th | by Amy Tennery
This week’s winner? Virginia Rometty.
EOD Dossier 10/29
4:30 pm, October 29th | by Amy Tennery
Dossier, Halloween(ish) edition: Mogulite’s favorite heiress showed off her costume and Bill O’Reilly freaked out over the Koch Brothers (again). Come check it out…
Woman Fighting for $161M Divorce Settlement Says You Should Feel Bad For Her
3:56 pm, October 29th | by Amy Tennery
Lisa Tchenguiz lived in a $53 million house, rode in a Rolls-Royce and is now in line to get the biggest divorce settlement ever.
And she has an important message to share about the life of a so-called Trophy Wife: It bites. Big time.
























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