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16 Apr 2010 11:18

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Biz: Goldman Sachs’ stocks look like a waterfall this morning

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16 Apr 2010 11:09

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Biz: Why Goldman Sachs is feeling the SEC’s wrath this morning

  • one Goldman Sachs
    reportedly offered a
    mortgage to its
    customers, then bet
    against it on Wall Street.
  • two It managed to
    profit handily, staying relatively unscathed during the worst of the financial crisis.
  • three The SEC sued them
    this morning, making
    some fairly damning
    claims after noticing
    funny stuff. source
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16 Apr 2010 11:01

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Biz: Sign Goldman Sachs is having a bad day: It’s a trending topic



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06 Feb 2010 10:27

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Biz: Goldman Sachs’ CEO tightens his belt, relatively speaking

  • $67
    million     amount Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein made in bonuses after a record 2007 for the company
  • $9
    million     amount the CEO made in bonuses after a record 2009; how thoughtful of him to cut back source
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21 Jan 2010 09:34

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Biz: Somebody’s just had a record year: Goldman Sachs shows off

  • $13.4
    billion     in profits through all of 2009, which is pretty much a record year for them; freaking showoffs
  • $16.2
    billion     in bonuses given last year, which sounds high but is the lowest they’ve given since 1999 source
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15 Oct 2009 10:32

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Biz: Goldman Sachs’ gains cancel out Citigroup’s losses

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16 Jul 2009 14:32

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Biz: JP Morgan follows the Goldman Sachs route to post-bailout profits

  • $2.7 billion JP Morgan’s profit this quarter, up 36% from a year ago and 27% from the last quarter; as you might guess, investors are giving each other high-fives right now
  • $2.2 billion The company’s fees from underwriting and investment banking advisory – the company’s CFO sez it’s a “record for any investment bank in any quarter.” source
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13 Jul 2009 09:46

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Biz: At Goldman Sachs, profits are huge, yet inexplicable

  • –$2.12 billion amount Goldman Sachs lost in a single quarter last fall, when they needed bailout help from the government
  • +$2 billion anticipated amount that analysts expect them to make when they announce quarterly results tomorrow; uh, wow source
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15 Apr 2009 04:18

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Biz, U.S.: Goldman Sachs: Here’s your bailout money back. We don’t need it.

  • $10 billion amount the company returned to the federal government recently
  • $5
    billion     amount they raised via stock sales to pay the U.S. back source
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13 Apr 2009 18:37

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Biz: Someone’s making money. Might as well be Goldman Sachs.

  • $1.66 billion in 1Q profits for the investment company source
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