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Quote, Unquote: Biased Credit Rating Agencies?Fri Nov 20th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “We believe that the credit rating agencies, in exchange for fees, departed from their objective, neutral role as arbiters. At minimum, they were aiding and abetting misconduct by issuers.&rdqu |
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Goldman, Beaten But UnbowedFri Nov 20th, 2009
Josh Lipton More than most, the PR department at Goldman Sachs (GS) must be looking forward to the weekend: It just spent the last few days getting pummeled like Apollo Creed. Today, the hits kept right on comin |
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Goldman to Pick Up Small Businesses by Their ShoelacesWed Nov 18th, 2009
Michael Comeau Editor's Note: Breaking news from our satire department.Goldman Sachs (GS) is dominating the headlines today with its 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative. The $500 million program will unlock the grow |
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Rags to Riches CEOs: Lloyd BlankfeinWed Nov 18th, 2009
Megan Barnett Lloyd Blankfein is a survivor. As the CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), he's one of the few Wall Street chiefs to emerge from the financial crisis with his firm -- and his job -- intact.He’s certainly |
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Quote, Unquote: The Heavenly Work of BankersFri Nov 13th, 2009
Justin Rohrlich “I’m just a banker doing God’s work.”-- Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS) “Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself.”-- Ge |
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Four Metrics To Gauge the MarketMon Nov 9th, 2009
Todd Harrison As the week kicks off, join Todd as he discusses the G-20’s decision to maintain economic stimulus efforts, the continuing conflict between asset class deflation vs. dollar devaluation, layered |
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Monday Morning Quarterback: The Punch Bowl, Part Deux!Mon Nov 9th, 2009
Todd Harrison The 2009 Financial Reality Show has been nothing short of surreal.We sidestepped cataclysmic dysfunction in the first quarter.A furious chase followed, taking the S&P back towards the flat-line a |
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John Mack, Ken Lewis... Who Will Fall Next?Thu Oct 1st, 2009
Megan Barnett Bank of America (BAC) CEO Ken Lewis, the Georgia State grad who hailed from small town Mississippi, finally earned his spot among the ego-driven Ivy League MBAs of Wall Street last year. He had tried |
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Two Ways: Goldman Gives Google a BoostThu Aug 20th, 2009
Terry Woo Goldman ups Google Goldman Sachs has added Google (GOOG) to its conviction Buy List this morning. According to Reuters, Goldman analysts said revenue growth for the Internet search giant will re-acce |
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Freaky Friday Potpourri: A Hughes Loss!Fri Aug 7th, 2009
Todd Harrison I awoke this morning with fire in my belly and an eye on the prize; we’ve been waiting for the payroll data all week as the catalyst to shape the tape at this critical technical inflection.As I |






