paul.kedrosky.com - 8/9/2009
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There is a lengthy takedown of critics of Goldman Sachs critic and Rolling Stone screed writer Matt Taibbi in the current Columbia Journalism Review. (Get all that?) The gist: Writer Dean Starkman thinks that too many business journalists are inappropriately supportive of Goldman Sachs, and ...
Matt Taibbi vs Goldman Sachs
blogs.reuters.com 6/25/2009 — He was probably born in a $4,000 suit, he had a face that seemed permanently frozen just short of an apology for being so much smarter than you, and he exuded a Spock-like, emotion-neutral exterior; the only human feeling you could imagine him ...
More Bubble Trouble?
hf-implode.com 9/12/2009 — "A lot has happened in the markets in the last eight years, but one thing remains constant, greed and fear. In my last post looking at whether the recovery will mirror the decline, I concluded that all the liquidity in the system will ensure another bubble and we all know that asset bubbles do ...
Three Things Investors Do to Get Into Trouble
thedividendguyblog.com 11/15/2008 —
I find the recent market action very interesting, especially the headlines in the newspapers and the chatter I hear on elevators, during lunch, or before the start of meetings. The main topic of course is the recent market action and the ...
Is Goldman Sachs Responsible for Every Bubble?
everydayfinance.blogspot.com 7/12/2009 — Goldman Sachs has been at the center of several global conspiracy theories, especially since the financial meltdown. I had previously highlighted a heavily anti-Goldman website and their legal maneuvers meant to quell dissent. Today, I came across ...
The Rage over Goldman Sachs
time.com 8/20/2009 — Lloyd Blankfein, the 54-year-old chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is powerfully perplexed. In the past six months, his investment-banking and securities-trading firm has roared ahead in profitability by taking risks that other firms would not ...
The Rage Over Goldman Sachs
time.com 8/23/2009 — Lloyd Blankfein, the 54-year-old chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is powerfully perplexed. In the past six months, his investment-banking and securities-trading firm has roared ahead in profitability by taking risks that other firms would not ...
Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs (video)
youtube.com 7/31/2009 — Listen to the entire interview here.http://audio.wnyc.org/lopate/lopate073109apod.mp3Goldman Sachs posted records profits in the second quarter of this year....
Is Goldman Really That Good?
baselinescenario.com 4/14/2009 — Goldman Sachs released its quarterly earnings yesterday, and the headline was net income of $1.8 billion, doubling analysts’ estimates. I would say this is definitely good news for Goldman; whether it’s good news for the banking sector as a whole is more uncertain.
First, as ...
Goldman Sachs responds to Taibbi
blogs.reuters.com 6/29/2009 — To give just two examples, even with the worst will in the world, the blame for creating the internet bubble cannot credibly be laid at our door, and we could hardly be described as having been a major player in the mortgage market, unlike so many of ...
Enlightening Day for Goldman Sachs
blog.ockhamresearch.com 10/15/2009 — As market watchers are well aware, Goldman Sachs ( GS ) cruised to a solid profit in the third quarter of $3.19 billion or $5.25 per share. Goldman tripled their earnings of last year, and handily beat consensus analysts’ estimates of $4.24 per share. Trading and the ...
Get Ready for the AIG Fee Bonanza —
The Big Money 8/6/2009
Dismantling AIG (AIG) may produce a "fee bonanza" on Wall Street, says this morning's Wall Street Journal . According to the paper's own analysis, bankers and lawyers involved in breaking up the insurer could collect nearly $1 billion in fees. ...
An AIG Fee Bonanza —
The Big Money 8/6/2009
Dismantling AIG (AIG) may produce a "fee bonanza" on Wall Street, says this morning's Wall Street Journal . According to the paper's own analysis, bankers and lawyers involved in breaking up the insurer could collect nearly $1 billion in fees. ...