The 2027 Met Gala is about jeans and T-shirts. It's harder than it sounds

The Met's next Costume Institute show, extraORDINARY, turns jeans, T-shirts, puffers and paper into couture. Why the Galliano replacement may be the hardest dress code the gala has set.

Financial analysts are more exposed to AI than CEOs

Anthropic ranks financial and investment analysts #9 of 756 U.S. jobs for AI exposure at 57%. Chief executives are #290 at 3%.

Data centers now outspend the rest of private office

U.S. data-center construction is running at a $96.5 billion annual rate. Every other private office building, combined: $49.2 billion.

The Amex lounge is full. When the exclusive goes mainstream

American Express has doubled the Platinum fee and grown its lounges from one to 33 since 2013. The rooms are still crowded, and every rule change since 2023 shows who Amex really wants inside.

LIV Golf spent $5bn in five years. Where the money went

Saudi Arabia's wealth fund put about $5.8bn into the breakaway tour. The bankruptcy filings show where it went: over $2.9bn to players, about $210m of revenue in 2025 and $15m left in the bank.

More billionaires, less poverty? What the 64-country chart does and doesn't show

A viral chart says countries with more billionaires have less poverty. We re-ran the numbers: most of the link is national income, and the poverty line is a rich-country one.

Leave them enough to do anything, not enough to do nothing

Warren Buffett's formula for heirs, Carnegie's curse, the Vanderbilt collapse and why 70 percent of wealth transfers fail: coddling is not love.

Words of Wisdom: Marcus Aurelius's lessons, in his own words

Eight lessons from the Stoic emperor's private notebook, every one checked against the Meditations, and four famous quotes that he never said.

China's answer to the Rolls-Royce Phantom is a 5.6-metre electric limousine

BYD's luxury brand Yangwang has unveiled the Altior in Abu Dhabi. It is longer than a Ghost, a little shorter than a Phantom, and its reported Chinese pre-sale price is just over half a Phantom's US sticker.

I watched banks protect their Epsteins. Now Congress is coming for JPMorgan

JPMorgan shares fell as Senate Democrats prepared to probe the bank's Epstein relationship. From the syndicate desk, none of this was surprising.

48 Hours In Charleston

A November weekend in Charleston: the harbor, Fort Sumter, Husk, Halls, the flying staircase on Meeting Street and the Night Market, with every stop checked this week.

The Table: Beaujolais Nouveau 2026 arrives November 19, and there's less of it

The 2026 Beaujolais Nouveau goes on sale on Thursday, November 19. Hail, drought and heat cut the harvest by about a tenth, and growers say the wine is unusually good.

The Housing Report: the 30-year mortgage rate tops 7.2%

The 30-year mortgage rate is 7.24%, its highest since late 2023. Existing-home sales are down on a year ago, supply is up and prices are still rising, just barely.

Paris Photo 2026: what to see, where to eat and how to get in

Paris Photo opens at the Grand Palais on November 12, in the bicentenary year of photography. The dates, the tickets worth buying, what to see and where to eat nearby.

Words of Wisdom: Benjamin Franklin's lessons, in his own words

Eight lessons from Benjamin Franklin, every one checked against his own writings, and four famous quotes that he never said.

Forgotten History: Diocles, the chariot racer called the best-paid athlete ever

In AD 146 a Lusitanian charioteer retired from Rome's racetracks with 35,863,120 sesterces. Why Gaius Appuleius Diocles is still called the best-paid athlete who ever lived.

The three-way duel: the interview puzzle that explains Wall Street

You hit one time in three, the next man two in three, the third never misses, and you shoot first. The answer to a classic interview puzzle, the exact odds, and what it teaches about interviews, dress and the first year on the desk.

How to buy a suit: fit, cloth, construction and the tailor

Most men buy a suit the way they buy a mattress: rarely, in a hurry and on the salesman's advice. What to buy first, what to check in the mirror, what the labels mean, when made to measure or bespoke is worth it, and how to work with a tailor.

The hotel room workout: a complete session in 20 minutes, with no equipment

The hotel gym is a treadmill facing a mirror. The room is better equipped than it looks. A 12-exercise circuit built from the floor, the wall and a chair, how to make it harder, how to stay safe, and what to do about the flight either side.

Auction news: the week ahead – two dinosaurs, a Tiffany Daytona and Haring's Grace Jones

After Jodi's big night at Sotheby's, France fights to keep its own Jurassic giant. Plus a Tiffany-signed Daytona in Geneva, Patek's first in-house 2499 in Monaco and Haring's Grace Jones in New York.

The 20 best business biographies every man should read

Vanderbilt, Carnegie, Rockefeller, Morgan, Buffett, Jobs and fourteen more: the twenty business biographies and memoirs that teach more about money, nerve and character than any management book.

1MDB explained: the fund, the bank, the financier and the prime minister

A Malaysian development fund, three Goldman Sachs bond deals, a superyacht and a Hollywood film. What the court records say about the 1MDB scandal, who has been convicted, and what remains only alleged.

Charlie Munger's formula for success: five rules, no shortcuts

Berkshire Hathaway's vice chairman spent ninety-nine years proving that the dull rules work. Spend less, invest prudently, avoid toxic people, defer gratification and never stop learning.

First date advice: how to earn the second one

Practical advice from the trenches: where to take her, what to wear, what to drink and when to get out, from a man who went on a lot of first dates.

The anonymous billionaires: why the richest men in the room are not on any list

The rich lists measure the fortunes that want to be measured. The rest sit in family offices, trusts and harbours, and nobody has a clue until something breaks.

How to drink like a gentleman

Find one hotel bar and become a regular, hold the stem, tip on the first round, skip bottle service and always leave while you are still good company.

Fortressing: the rich are building walls. Here is the floor plan.

The state is promising more than it can pay for. The people who can are quietly building their own walls: land, water, power, schools, doctors and security. A field guide to fortressing.

Guys who wear Vineyard Vines

A Choate alumnus who spent a decade in finance on the men in the pink whale shirts: 35 things guys who wear Vineyard Vines do.

Fifteen books to read before your first day on Wall Street

Fifteen books to read before you work in finance, from Den of Thieves and Liar's Poker to Meditations and Heart of Darkness, with notes on why each one earns its place.

A skincare routine for men, done properly

Six products, two tools and eight and a half minutes a day: wash, shave, moisturise and protect in the morning, then night and the week.

The definitive guide to James Talarico, by James Talarico

The Texas Democratic Senate nominee, in his own words. The viral clips, ranked by views, every quote verified.

All aboard: luxury trains worth taking once

Orient-Express, Royal Scotsman, Rocky Mountaineer and more: the luxury train journeys worth doing once, with current routes and fares from the operators.

How to give a toast: three minutes, no more

A toast is not a speech. How to structure one, how long to talk, what never to say, and how to adjust it for a wedding, a business dinner or a funeral.

The man purse is never going to catch on

The man purse is never going to catch on.

Backpacks are for hipsters and school kids

Today's Beau Cartoon. A good suit, a bus stop, and one backpack too many.

Never wear a suit with sneakers

Today's Beau Cartoon. A perfect suit, ruined at the ankle.

Don’t wear shoes so distinct that they are recognizable underneath a bathroom stall

Today's Beau Cartoon. Everyone in the office knows whose sneakers those are.

Statement socks are dumb

Today's Beau Cartoon. Six pairs of tacos and flamingos, one pair of boots.

Trying too hard is worse than not trying at all

Today's Beau Cartoon. The photographers know exactly who to shoot.