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May 18, 2012

Facebook Inc shares fizzled on their first day of trade on the Nasdaq, erasing early gains of as much as 18 percent to trade close to their initial public offering price.

Retired boxer gets paid to verbally abuse Wall Streeters

May 18, 2012

Meet Eric Kelly, a once promising amateur boxer-turned-coach who know loves his job and hates his clients.

Investors brace for Facebook debut on Wall Street

May 18, 2012

Investors are bracing for Facebook's Wall Street debut on Friday after the world's No.1 online social network raised about $16 billion in one of the biggest initial public offerings in U.S. history.

What does Friday's JPMorgan news mean for financial reform?

May 11, 2012

JPMorgan Chase & Co's revelation that it had trading losses of at least $2 billion on a failed hedging strategy may have tipped the hand to one way Wall Street executives plan to get around the Volcker Rule.

Twitter fights request for Occupy Wall Street protester's data

May 09, 2012

Twitter wants to protect a user's data sought by the Manhattan DA's office.

PHOTOS: Occupy Wall Street's 'May Day' spreads throughout city

May 01, 2012

'May Day' got underway on Tuesday.

Occupy Wall Street prepares for 'May Day' general strike

April 30, 2012

On the eve of what could be the Occupy movement's biggest day of action since its eviction from Zuccotti Park, protesters are gearing up for a packed schedule of events.

Occupy channels Metro's logo for 'Metroccupied' newsletter

April 16, 2012

Protesters will print a newsletter bearing a striking resemblance to Metro newspaper.

Four arrested in Occupy Wall Street sleepover

April 16, 2012

Police have taken four protesters into custody during an OWS sleepover on Wall Street.

OWS: Will they reclaim the spotlight on 'May Day'?

April 15, 2012

OWS trying to thrust itself back onto the country’s radar. But without Zuccotti, is anyone listening?

'Occupy' protesters sleep on Wall Street

April 13, 2012

A group of protesters that has taken to the sidewalk on Wall Street has steadily grown over the past few nights, as more sleeping bag-clad activists join in on catching some Z's for the cause.

Occupy Wall Street plans Brooklyn Bridge march today

April 01, 2012

Today's march is the six-month anniversary of when more than 700 OWS protesters were arrested when they stormed the bridge last fall.

Occupy protesters arrested: NYPD says it received death threat via Twitter

March 18, 2012

Occupy streamed back into Zuccotti Park this weekend, say the NYPD used brutal force while evicting them.

Occupiers rise again as Wall Street suffers losses

February 29, 2012

The same day Occupy Wall Street rallied against corporate excess, a new report shows New York’s once booming financial sector has not yet fully recovered from the 2008 economic collapse.

#F29: Occupy Wall Street strikes back

February 29, 2012

Occupy Wall Street’s day of anti-corporate protest has lead to four arrests, Metro has learned.

#F29: Occupy Wall Street back in action

February 28, 2012

Occupy Wall Street is leaping back into the spotlight with a new day of action scheduled for tomorrow, Feb. 29.

This ridiculous JP Morgan cover letter is the laughingstock of Wall Street

February 10, 2012

A cover letter by an investment banking hopeful is making the rounds on Wall Street. It will be the most ridiculous thing you read all day.

Americans would kick out every member of Congress, if they could

January 27, 2012

The majority of voters are fed up with every single member of Congress, according to a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll

You want to see how 'Law & Order: SVU' portrays Occupy Wall Street

January 19, 2012

Everyone's favorite NYC-based crime show, "Law & Order: SVU," aired an episode last night that included a plotline based on the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Occupy Wall Street debates how to spend its $300K

January 08, 2012

Nearly two months after the NYPD raided Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street protesters are now deciding how to spend $300,000 left in their coffers.

You want to read this 2,800-word email from Sara Ackerman, an NYU student mad at her professor

January 06, 2012

Don't want to do a class assignment? Better email the president of your university!

Metro Person of the Year: Steve Jobs

December 22, 2011

Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple who died in October after a long battle with cancer, has been named Person of the Year for 2011 by Metro’s readers.

Sarah Mason: Meet the woman behind TIME’s Person of the Year cover

December 15, 2011

Metro spoke to Ted Soqui, the photographer who took the iconic image prominently featured on TIME magazine’s person of the year cover.

NYPD's overtime cost for Macy's parade beats daily Occupy bill

November 29, 2011

Floating turkeys cost more to guard than one day of monitoring Occupy Wall Street protesters, according to a new report.

What’s next for the Occupy Wall Street movement?

November 27, 2011

If you go to Zuccotti Park and ask the remaining Occupy Wall Street
protesters what's next for the movement, there are as many responses as are there are people in the park: a couple dozen.

How to argue with your family about Occupy Wall Street this Thanksgiving

November 23, 2011

Whether you support or despise the Occupy Wall Street movement, chances are you're going to get into a fight about it this year.

The week that was: Thank you, Occupy Wall Street

November 22, 2011

We here at The Week?That Was find ourselves with a remarkable surplus of gratitude this Thanksgiving season.

Cookie Monster: Cookie for your thoughts on Occupy Wall Street?

November 18, 2011

Who knew Sesame Streets sweet treat addict was so insightful? The A.V. Club's "Cookie Monster" gimmick poster shares his thoughts on Occupy Wall Street.

Occupy, cops clash on ‘Day of Action’

November 17, 2011

A few violent clashes interrupted a day of mostly peaceful marches, as Occupy Wall Street took their message to different corners of the city Thursday.

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