ritholtz.com - 4/20/2009
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Today, I added a new blog to the blog roll for the first time in months. Why? Because they were sued by GS:
“Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has been called many things over the years. Plenty of people have raged against its power and wealth. If you spend decades as the most successful ...
ritholtz.com - 4/14/2009
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ritholtz.com —
Leave it to the clever boys at Goldman
Sachs to turn dross into gold: They have come...
up with a way to hide massive losses so clever, it requires special comment: The Orphan Month . Yesterday, we noted that the bulk of their profits had come from ...
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How to Puff Up Earnings, Goldman Sachs Style
marketfolly.com - 4/15/2009
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marketfolly.com —
Before presenting Goldman Sachs' earnings release below, I
want to touch on something we'll be witnessing in...
the coming weeks. Yesterday on twitter , I was joking that Goldman Sachs does everything with an implicitly silent "biiiatch!" at the end of ...
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The Deception & Reality of Earnings Season: Q1 2009 ...
goldmansachs666.com - 4/13/2009
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goldmansachs666.com —
THIS WEDNESDAY - April 15th at 6PM Eastern
- We will hold a conference call and webinar...
to discuss our objectives and how you can help as a volunteer, whether that is simply forwarding information or an active role in this website. Register in advance ...
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Goldman Sachs Information, Comments, Opinions and Facts: ...
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Thin Skin
Bear Mountain Bull —
... Goldman Sachs is learning from the Obama administration — go after your critics , no matter how large or how small. Posted: 7:42 am Comments No comments yet. ...
Goldman Sachs Sues Blogger
Daily Markets —
Goldman Sachs Sues Blogger By Cam Hui on April 20, 2009 | More Posts By Cam Hui | Author's Website Remember how Microsoft ( MSFT ) used its power during the Tech Bubble to grind down competitors? Remember what it did in spreadsheets, browsers, etc.? As a result, newer tech companies (e.g. Google ( GOOG )) have adopted the “don’t be evil” motto. Has Goldman Sachs ( GS ) become the Microsoft of today? See Barry Ritholz’s comment (among others) on how GS is suing the blogger www.goldmansachs666.com for criticizing ...
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Abnormal Returns —
... “No one [Goldman Sachs] seems to ever learn: If you want to close a critical site down, you ignore — you don’t sue them. (Big Picture) ...
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