After Words

After Words: William Cohan, author "House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street; interviewed by Deborah Solomon, Wall Street Journal

About the Program

William Cohan details the rise and fall of Bear Stearns and focuses on the choices executives made that ultimately led to the government-forced merger with J.P. Morgan.

About the Authors

William Cohan

William CohanWilliam Cohan was an investment banker for 17 years. He worked at Lazard Freres, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase, before leaving Wall Street to write his first book, "The Last Tycoons." Mr. Cohan has written columns for the New York Times and The Washington Post. He regularly writes for The Daily Beast, Financial Times and Fortune magazine.
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Past Airings

  • Sunday, April 5th at 11am (ET)
  • Monday, March 30th at 3am (ET)
  • Monday, March 30th at 12am (ET)
  • Sunday, March 29th at 9pm (ET)
  • Saturday, March 28th at 10pm (ET)
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