Diego Segura

Well, money. There was $370 in her account. “And I made a $400 sale two hours ago,” she said, meaning she had been in the red that morning.

Now, six months later, she's probably the most feared analyst on Wall Street. The rise in her status is truly sensational, and due, largely, to a single prediction. On Oct. 31, 2007, she was right, and the world was wrong.

How on earth does that happen? I can think of several possibilities.

1) Meredith Whitney is the only analyst on Wall Street... See more

We were inspired by the Picasso quote that only art critics talk about the Big Ideas, real artists help each other find cheap turpentine.

The executive said the “cake was already baked well before March 10, when it failed.” Indeed, in the 24 hours before SVB collapsed, Becker told his team the bank had lost $40 billion in deposits in four hours. That’s when a call was set up between Becker, the Fed, the F.D.I.C. and the state of California. “We’re not going to make it,” they were... See more

Commercially, this season of Helmut Lang may sell better than it ever has for Fast Retailing. Walking out of the show, I asked a store owner if she planned on buying the collection, and she seemed keen on the blazers and jeans, which are reasonably priced. (Reasonable, in this case, means between $300 and $600.) And then, a shop-and-copy master... See more

You were never going to see her making any kind of public misstep or posting something reckless on social media, which is part of why she’s a bit of a cipher. It was hard to know who she really was or what she really thought. She worked really hard—that was always her personal brand from the moment she appeared on The Hills and that’s what,... See more

Sykes also nails fashion-speak, a way of describing a look or mood by using an obscure film or style reference, usually preceded by "very": "very Ali MacGraw in Colorado"; "It's all very 'Lost in Translation' "; "Lee Radziwill on holiday in Capri in the 60's."