Goldman Sachs Group News

Consolidation in the Canadian media sector took another leap forward Wednesday, as CanWest Global Communications Corp.

Jack in the Box Inc. F4Q09 Earnings Call November 19, 2009 1:30 pm ET Executives Carol DiRaimo - Investor Relations Linda A. Lang - Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer Jerry P. Rebel - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President Paul L. Schultz - President, Chief Operating Officer Analysts Joseph Buckley - BAS-ML Steven Rees - J.P.

Congrats Paul La Monica. Your editorial, " Shut up, Lloyd Blankfein! " is spreading like wildfire.

In an attention-grabbing move this week, Goldman Sachs said it would launch a $500 million initiative to help small businesses with Warren Buffett as a key adviser, an announcement that coincided by hours with a public mea culpa from CEO Lloyd Blankfein for mistakes in the financial crisis.

Here are five reasons why we want Goldman Sachs destroyed and buried so we can dance on its grave and why these crony apologists are wrong when they say that the "populist outrage at Goldman Sachs is misplaced". 1. The AIG bailout was a covert bailout of Goldman and we want our money back.

Investors are wondering just how far Congress will go toward breaking up big banks.

Geithner: 'The credit crunch is not over' Thain self be true Obama says government won't try to help run GM, Chrysler Chrysler May Drop 145 Dealers on Lack of Financing JPMorgan Buys Rest of Cazenove for 1 Billion Pounds Gold Demand Rises 10% on Investment, Jewelry, Gold Council Says Whitney Says Goldman Sachs Lost - Tremendous' Talent - Bloomberg ...

November 17, 2009 - " The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. today announced the launch of 10,000 Small Businesses -- a $500 million initiative that will unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital.

The Salvation Army plans to serve 10,000 free dinners across the city this Thanksgiving _ meals planned by a star chef, cooked by one of New York's ritziest caterers and cleaned up by employees of one of Wall Street's most vilified financial firms.

Nov. 18 -- Former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Arthur Levitt talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker about Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Facing a hail of criticism, Goldman Sachs' top officer has offered a halting apology for the premier investment bank's role in the subprime mortgage crisis that sank the nation's economy.

Wall Street made record profits in the wake of government bailouts across the industry, according to a report by the New York State Comptroller.

Goldman may be the "most profitable" Wall Street firm but I will simply observe that it is trivially simple to be "profitable" when one does wrong, since it is always easier to make money by doing wrong than by acting with honor and propriety.

In the global war for talent, the likely winners are U.S.-based global companies that offer border-crossing career opportunities and appeal to the wanderlust of a new generation.

Goldman Sachs seems addicted to excess, whether in the form of executive compensation, leverage, bonuses, or charitable giving.

Nov. 18 -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., under fire in Washington for setting aside billions of dollars for bonuses a year after getting a taxpayer bailout, is teaming up with Warren Buffett to provide assistance to $10,000 small businesses.

Rep. Peter DeFazio called for the firing of President Barack Obama's top two economic aides on Wednesday for pursuing a recovery plan skewed too heavily towards Wall Street's favor.

A year ago, when markets were plunging, a down day was all of that: The numbers sank with little hope that financial news could provide any traction at all.

Nov. 18 -- Charles Ellis, founder of Greenwich Associates and author of "The Partnership: The Making of Goldman Sachs," talks with Bloomberg's Deirdre Bolton and Erik Schatzker about yesterday's apology by Goldman's Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein for the firm's role in some of the activities leading to the financial crisis.

Applied Materials Inc., the world's largest maker of semiconductor equipment, agreed Tuesday to buy Semitool Inc.