Download or read book The Year They Sold Wall Street written by Tim Carrington and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1987 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The merger of Shearson Loeb Rhoades and American Express in 1981 led the way to a new future in American finance. It made it possible for vast conglomerates to deal with all aspects of the money business : banking, brokerage, and insurance. From the hectic trading floors of lower Manhattan to elegant corporate offices, Tim Carrington traces that pivotal merger, focusing on the careers and motivations of the men who managed to push Wall Street beyond its long-revered traditions : Sandy Lewis, the brillant merger maker and iconoclastic reformer who nrought the companies together ; Sanford Weill, the schrewd, streetwise head of Shearson Loeb Rhoades ; James D. Robinson III, the Southern gentleman who held the reins at the sprawling American Express Company. Filled with inside information and candid vignettes, this book goes beyond the front pages to show how Wall Street really works. [4e de couv.].