The Manhattan Whispers: Trump's Silent Surge

As Wall Street's wallets open, a new political reality emerges from New York's penthouses

In anticipation of the most anticipated debate of the year, perhaps the decade, maybe of this young millennium, we decided to suspend our business coverage for da day and instead focus on the politics of money for a moment. For business news, feel free to read some of the key stories we broke recently:

• Broadcom races to acquire Zscaler

• Snowflake is melting

• OpenAI discussing opening its models to run on other clouds, starting with AWS

Back to the political topic today. In the week leading up to this most anticipated presidential debate, we found ourselves in the heart of New York City, surrounded by an eclectic group of power players. Our mission: to gauge the pulse of the monied set as campaign season shifts into high gear.

The 1%

Our ensemble cast included a Wall Street shark masquerading as a soccer mom, a self-proclaimed "original Trumpette," a Silico…