@maureenmfarrell

New York Times finance reporter and coauthor of The Cult of We. Formerly WSJ. Send me your tips! Signal: 718-715-5209

 Brooklyn, NY
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Joined March 2009
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Absolutely thrilled beyond belief to read the NYT review of our book! I love reading @katierosman's NYT stories as they combine brilliant reporting with so many moments of LOLing, which I also did many times reading this review!
katie rosman@katierosman18 Jul 2021
“I guzzled @eliotwb and @maureenmfarrell’s ‘The Cult of We’ the way Adam Neumann might gulp bottled water after smoking so much pot on a private jet that flight attendants would reach for their air masks.” My review for @nytimesbooks. nytimes.com/2021/07/18/books…

How to Explain the Rise and Fall of WeWork? (Published 2021)

In “The Cult of We,” Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell examine how WeWork’s Adam Neumann built a billion-dollar company simply out of renting communal work space.

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“.. CoreWeave’s business model defies easy description. Its financial arrangements have been compared by some investors and analysts to that of the troubled office-space provider WeWork.” @nytimes $CRWV nytimes.com/2026/10/17/busin…
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NEW: A months-long closely held plan by a small group at the Pierre to sell the building to a Saudi buyer pushed by Howard Lutnick is official terminated, after Motasem Khashoggi did not make the $100 mill deposit nytimes.com/2026/10/14/busin…

Battle Over the Pierre Ends in Defeat for the Buyer Pushed by Lutnick

Motasem Khashoggi, who hails from a prominent Saudi family, missed a Tuesday deadline to deliver a $100 million deposit to purchase the Manhattan landmark.

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Ken Bensinger
@kenbensingerJul 22
“He just took sort of the approach that we did, which is like, ‘Fuck all you guys,’ ’’ Donald Trump Jr. said of Polymarket's founder and of his own critics in an interview about investments he’s worked on during his father’s second term. @maureenmfarrell nytimes.com/2026/07/22/busin…

Donald Trump Jr.’s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200%

The fledgling firm, run by the president’s oldest son and his partner Omeed Malik, has made investments in A.I. and defense technology that have tripled in value in just months.

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Read @maureenmfarrell nytimes.com/2026/07/22/busin…

Donald Trump Jr.’s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200%

The fledgling firm, run by the president’s oldest son and his partner Omeed Malik, has made investments in A.I. and defense technology that have tripled in value in just months.

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@MikeIsaacJun 5
here is a story on why soon-to-go-public SpaceX will likely end up in your retirement plan whether you want it to or not w/ @maureenmfarrell nytimes.com/2026/06/05/techn…

SpaceX Is About to Be in Your 401(k) Whether You Like It or Not

Elon Musk’s rocket company, on the cusp of the largest initial public offering ever, will soon end up in index funds after rule changes by Nasdaq and other index providers.

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SABEW@SABEWApr 15
Registration is open for #SABEW26. Join us May 7–9 in Philadelphia for sessions on AI, data, investigations and the future of business journalism. Register: sabew.org/event/sabew26/
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SABEW@SABEWApr 17
Private equity’s impact is everywhere. Learn how to cover it. Register: sabew.org/event/sabew26/ #SABEW26
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Ryan Mac 🙃
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Elon is making the banks who want to work on SpaceX's IPO subscribe to Grok. Some of those banks are paying tens of millions of dollars for the chatbot. He's also asked that they advertise on X. Scoop from @maureenmfarrell.
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The Last Word
@TheLastWordMar 17
TONIGHT: @maureenmfarrell talks to @Lawrence on The #LastWord at 10pm ET. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/busin…

Jared Kushner Solicits Funds for His Firm While Working as Mideast Envoy

President Trump’s son-in-law is trying to raise $5 billion or more from foreign governments and others for his private equity firm.

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Lauren Hirsch@LaurenSHirsch23 Aug 2025
Corporate America spent decades honing the playbook to defend against activist investors. Now it’s developing one for the U.S government. nytimes.com/2025/08/23/busin…

Corporate America’s Newest Activist Investor: Donald Trump (Published 2025)

The president is demanding government stakes in U.S. companies and cuts of their revenue. Experts see some similarities to state-managed capitalism in other parts of the world.

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DealBook
@dealbook20 May 2025
In today’s DealBook: @bernhardwarner on how defecits have become the new big investor worry; @maureenmfarrell on the SPAC comeback; the big costs surrounding the Qatari 747; an entrepreneur shares her trade war story with @edmundlee; and more nyti.ms/4dp5qip

Investors Are Jittery as G.O.P. Bill Threatens to Swell Deficit (Published 2025)

Investors burned by President Trump’s trade fight now have to contend with a spending megabill that risks swelling the federal deficit.

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DealBook
@dealbook19 May 2025
In today’s DealBook: @bernhardwarner on markets' revolt against more deficit spending; @maureenmfarrell scoops a $6 billion A.I. deal; Warren Buffett’s plan to sit out Q&A at Berkshire Hathaway’s next meeting; papal betting and market trends; and more nyti.ms/4dnZ8zv

The ‘Sell America’ Trade Makes a Comeback (Published 2025)

Investors sold stocks and bonds after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. credit rating, potentially complicating negotiations around Republicans’ tax plan.

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• And he taught generations of investors how to, well, invest @maureenmfarrell @LaurenSHirsch and I dug into why Buffett mattered to so many for @nytimes nytimes.com/2025/05/04/busin…

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Think of Investing (Published 2025)

The idea of “value investing” had long existed. But no one did it as successfully or for as long as he did.

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• Value investing predated Buffett. But no one had done it for as long, or as successfully, as him • Berkshire is truly a unique creation and wealth-generation machine • Buffett transcended business fame for actual fame, and that made Wall Street, Washington pay him heed
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Capitalists the world over are still reckoning with Warren Buffett finally announcing that he would seek to step down as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. But why was this so affecting — to both average investors and moguls like Bill Ackman and Jamie Dimon? 🧵
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@nytmike22 Apr 2025
w/@realrobcopeland @maureenmfarrell
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Michael S. Schmidt
@nytmike22 Apr 2025
NEW: At least three times since the battle erupted last week between Harvard and President Trump, White House and admin officials reached out to Harvard to restart talks. Harvard, increasingly entrenched, refused to engage. Then it sued. nytimes.com/2025/04/22/busin…

As Harvard Is Hailed a Hero, Some Donors Still Want It to Strike a Deal (Published 2025)

Harvard frantically tried to avoid a showdown with the Trump administration. Now many of its big donors are pushing the university’s leaders to back down and renew talks with the White House.

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🇺🇸 After Meltdown, Wall St. Braces For More Chaos ▫Titans of finance who backed Trump face tariff fallout ▫Rob Copeland, @LaurenSHirsch @maureenmfarrell ▫is.gd/HWUSkV #frontpagestoday #USA @nytimes 🇺🇸
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w/@benprotess @MattGoldstein26 @jbsgreenberg @maureenmfarrell
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Michael S. Schmidt
@nytmike27 Mar 2025
NEW and BREAKING: Elite law firm Skadden Arps is in discussions w/Trump advisers about a deal to head off a potentially crippling executive order from Trump. Comes just days after Musk tweet. Skadden is not only firm in discussions w/Trump team. nytimes.com/2025/03/27/busin…

Skadden, a Top Law Firm, Is in Talks to Avert an Executive Order (Published 2025)

The discussions come as President Trump has taken aim at WilmerHale, another big law firm. Other major firms are said to be trying to cut deals with the White House.

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