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business.timesonline.co.uk - 10/22/2009
Paulson revealed policy at Goldman Sachs meeting, book alleges
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Henry Paulson, the former US Treasury Secretary, held a meeting in Moscow with Goldman Sachs s board in which he spilt sensitive details of forthcoming government policy, a new book has alleged. The meeting, which is certain to raise further questions about Mr Paulson s close relations with ...
ritholtz.com - 10/15/2009
Goldman Sachs: “A Bunch of Clever Thugs”
— ritholtz.com — Goldman Sachs has a PR problem. I want to direct you to a few of the more... interesting articles discussing these. Let’s start John Gapper writing in the FT — that’s where I pulled the headline for this post — who observes:  ... (more) Goldman Sachs: “A Bunch of Clever Thugs”

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Hank Paulson Held A Secret Meeting With Goldman Sachs In Moscow
businessinsider.com - 10/20/2009
Hank Paulson Held A Secret Meeting With Goldman Sachs In Moscow
— businessinsider.com — hankpaulson closeup tbi During that long summer between the collapse of Bear Stearns and the collapse of... Lehman Brothers, Hank Paulson held a secret meeting with the board of Goldman Sachs in Moscow. Andrew Ross Sorkin tells the tale of the meeting in ... (more) Hank Paulson Held A Secret Meeting With Goldman Sachs In ...

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blogs.reuters.com - 10/20/2009
The secret Paulson-Goldman meeting
— blogs.reuters.com — Andrew Ross Sorkin's new book is out today, and breaks some pretty stunning news, dating from the... end of June, 2008. At this point, we're still months away from the now-famous but then-secret waiver , issued in mid-September, which allowed Hank ... (more) The secret Paulson-Goldman meeting

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naked capitalism — McCain’s Male Voters Suffered Testosterone Drop PsychCentral (hat tip reader John D) Paulson revealed policy at Goldman Sachs meeting, book alleges Guardian Compromise Bill Could Block States on Bank Rules New York Times. This is not good news. Bernard Madoff enjoys eating pizza with the Mafia in prison Telegraph $13 an Hour? 500 Sign Up, 1 Wins a Job New York Times Meriwether setting up new hedge fund Financial Times. There’s one born every minute…. Wall Street Steps Up Political ...

"Greed Is Still Good on Wall St.": Andrew Ross Sorkin on the Lessons of the Crisis
Yahoo! Finance: Tech Ticker — Goldman Sachs held a board meeting in June 2008 in which they discussed becoming a bank holding company and potentially buying AIG. (Goldman executives also met with Hank Paulson in Moscow during that trip, Sorkin reveals.) AIG petitioned then NY Fed president Tim Geithner about the possibility of becoming a bank holding company, which would give them access to the Fed's discount window. Attempts by Hank Paulson, Tim Geithner and other officials to spur mergers between Wachovia and Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, Goldman and Citigroup, and more! Efforts by ...

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The Mess That Greenspan Made — ... controls in Brazil - FT REAL ESTATE 3 signs of the next real estate collapse - Fortune Four-Year-Olds Got Homebuyer Tax Credits, U.S. Says - Bloomberg HOPE NOW Pushes HAMP for Unemployed Homeowners - HousingWire Could HVCC Be History?? - CNBC FED/TREASURY/BANKING American banks: The pyramid principle - Economist Fed Plans to Vet Banker Pay to Discourage Risky Practices - NY Times Paulson revealed policy at Goldman Sachs meeting, book alleges - Times Online Bernanke: Speeding up ...

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