Obama’s Market Cop Pulled Shades on Sketchy Deal: Susan Antilla There’s always somebody left grousing when a financial deal gets done. The buyer says he paid too much, the seller says she didn’t get enough, and the employees say they got the shaft when the merger led to layoffs.

Schapiro Can’t Channel ‘Romper Room’ to Fix SEC: Susan Antilla The U.S. president-elect said it all during a press conference yesterday announcing his choice to run the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Columnist Antilla Calls Bernard Madoff a `Teflon' Man: Audio Bloomberg Columnist Susan Antilla talks with Bloomberg's Mark Mills about the fraud allegations against investor Bernard Madoff.

Madoff’s Country Clubbers Smiled $50 Billion Ago: Susan Antilla On June 18, 1991, a balmy late spring day on the North Shore of New York’s Long Island, stockbroker Pamela Martens sat on the patio of an exclusive local country club, meeting with a client for the first time.

Lust, Greed, 2008 Sinners Trounce all Winners: Susan Antilla Time magazine has its person of the year. Esquire has its dubious achievements. Fortune has its lists of most- and least-admired companies.

Bankers Would Love to Kneecap State Regulators: Susan Antilla Listen carefully for these words and phrases as politicians get to work on an overhaul of U.S. financial regulation in the months ahead: ``duplicative,'' ``balkanized,'' and the twin ``quilts'' -- ``patchwork quilt'' and ``crazy quilt.''

Wall Street Smiles Mean Only One Thing for You: Susan Antilla If you count yourself among the wounded of the investing public, pay close attention and check to see where your wallet is.

Subprime SEC Bungled While Bear Stearns Imploded: Susan Antilla At last we're taking steps to tackle the overflow of crises connected to subprime mortgages. But when are we going to get around to the fiasco of subprime regulators?

Goldman Lifts Skirts, Deletes Expletives in Admiring History Sidney Weinberg was a seventh-grade dropout when he landed his first job on Wall Street.

What, Me Lie? Truth-Shy Candidates Distort Facts: Susan Antilla Supporters of John Quincy Adams hit the rumor mill in 1828 with nasty lies that presidential challenger Andrew Jackson was the child of a prostitute. Alabama's George Wallace dubbed his opponent Albert Brewer ``sissy britches'' when the two sparred during the state's 1970 gubernatorial race.