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I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
timesonline.co.uk — Number 85 Broad Street, a dull, rust-coloured office block in lower Manhattan, doesn t look like a... place to stop and stare, and that s just the way the people who work there like it. The men and women who arrive in the watery dawn sunshine, dressed ... (more) I'm doing 'God's work'. Meet Mr Goldman Sachs
Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust
ft.com — Since March there has been a massive rally in all sorts of risky assets – equities, oil,... energy and commodity prices – a narrowing of high-yield and high-grade credit spreads, and an even bigger rally in emerging market asset classes (their stocks, ... (more) Mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust

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Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
nytimes.com — OVER the past 80 years, the United States government has engineered not one, not two, not three,... but at least four rescues of the institution now known as Citigroup . In previous instances, the bank came back from the crisis and prospered. Will ... (more) Can Citigroup Carry Its Own Weight?
Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits
online.wsj.com — WASHINGTON -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in talks to buy millions of dollars of tax credits... from government-controlled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, but the potential deal is running into opposition from the U.S. Treasury, which could block the deal. A ... (more) Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits
Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
ft.com — By Matthew Garrahan in Los Angeles, Richard Waters in San Francisco and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson in New York... Published: November 22 2009 23:01 | Last updated: November 22 2009 23:01 Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would ... (more) Microsoft and News Corp eye web pact
The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers
The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers
thereformedbroker.com — Click Image to Embiggen! I’ve been asked several times to update my finance blogger list, so I... figured on the week of The Reformed Broker’s first anniversary, I’d oblige. Everyone listed on The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers has ... (more) The Periodic Table of Finance Bloggers
How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash
mcclatchydc.com — WASHINGTON — In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed... by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send ... (more) How Goldman secretly bet on the U.S. housing crash
Galleon fears raised in 2001
ft.com — Published: October 29 2009 23:01 | Last updated: October 29 2009 23:01 Concerns about the business practices... of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam and his associates were raised inside JPMorgan Chase as far back as 2001, according to an ... (more) Galleon fears raised in 2001
Short-term US interest rates turn negative
ft.com — Published: November 20 2009 01:40 | Last updated: November 20 2009 01:40 Short-term US interest rates turned... negative on Thursday as banks frantically stockpiled government securities in order to polish their balance sheets for the end of the year. ... (more) Short-term US interest rates turn negative
AIG's Benmosche Threatens to Jump Ship
online.wsj.com — Robert Benmosche has told the board of American International Group Inc. that he is considering stepping down... as chief executive of the government-controlled insurer, just three months after taking the job, according to people familiar with the ... (more) AIG's Benmosche Threatens to Jump Ship
The Biggest Wall Street Conspiracies
thebigmoney.com — Once there was a simpler time, when pretty much everything that happened in the financial world had... a straightforward explanation. Take the crash of Oct. 19, 1987. In one day, the stock market lost more than one-fifth of its value. Back then there ... (more) The Biggest Wall Street Conspiracies
Meredith Whitney: Turns Bearish
Meredith Whitney: Turns Bearish
cnbc.com — Meredith Whitney is making headlines: She has not been this bearish in a year! Whitney was the... first to call the bubble in financial stocks. And then she predicted the stock market rally. But now Whitney is starting to turn negative again. Whitney ... (more) Meredith Whitney: Turns Bearish
Goldman Commits $500 Million to Help 10,000 Small Businesses
Goldman Commits $500 Million to Help 10,000 Small Businesses
nytimes.com — How much good will can an apology — and half a billion dollars — buy? A lot,... Goldman Sachs is hoping. After first staunchly defending its outsize profits and pay, and then bristling at calls for restraint in these tough economic times, Goldman is ... (more) Goldman Commits $500 Million to Help 10,000 Small Businesses
1 in 4 Borrowers Under Water
online.wsj.com — The proportion of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth has... swelled to about 23%, threatening prospects for a sustained housing recovery. Nearly 10.7 million households had negative equity in their homes in the ... (more) 1 in 4 Borrowers Under Water
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out
telegraph.co.uk — Global gold production is in terminal decline despite record prices and Herculean efforts by miners says world's... top producer. (more) Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out
Some Shareholders Want Goldman to Cut Back on 2009 Bonuses
online.wsj.com — Some of the largest shareholders in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. have urged the Wall Street firm to... reduce the size of its bonus pool, arguing that it should pass along more of its blockbuster earnings to investors, according to people familiar with the ... (more) Some Shareholders Want Goldman to Cut Back on 2009 Bonuses
Jittery Companies Stash Cash
online.wsj.com — Stung by the financial crisis, companies are holding more cash -- and a greater percentage of assets... in cash -- than at any time in the past 40 years. In the second quarter, the 500 largest nonfinancial U.S. firms, by total assets, held about $994 ... (more) Jittery Companies Stash Cash
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
slate.com — Here's a puzzle: The stock markets are doing very well, yet the performance of the underlying economy... doesn't seem to justify optimism. The buoyant S&P 500 has risen 53 percent since the March bottom . And while the economy expanded at a 3.5 percent ... (more) If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer ...
Citi to relaunch troubled hedge fund unit
ft.com — By Henny Sender and Francesco Guerrera in New York Published: November 6 2009 00:01 | Last updated:... November 6 2009 00:01 Citigroup is poised to relaunch the unit containing its troubled hedge fund operations after nearly two years of poor ... (more) Citi to relaunch troubled hedge fund unit
Is Fox Business Network a Lost Cause?: Matt Pressman
Is Fox Business Network a Lost Cause?: Matt Pressman
vanityfair.com — On the other hand, Imus? Sure, he talks about the economy occasionally, but does that mean he... belongs on a business network? (What next, will ESPN hire Rush Limbaugh because he talks about football occasionally? Oh, wait. That happened.) Magee insists ... (more) Is Fox Business Network a Lost Cause?: Matt Pressman
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