Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you and I had devised a deal that would make us a lot of money at the expense of someone else. We would, of course, never do such a thing, but let us pretend. This being the 21st century, we would, naturally, communicate about this deal via [...]
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Documentary maker Ric Burns (brother of Ken) is in the middle of shooting (what else) a documentary about vampires and squids, so naturally Goldman came up. This hard-hitting piece will expose, once and for all, the seedy underbelly of America’s most evil corporation, shining the light of truth and justice on its many misdeeds, and [...]
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Goldman gets a $550 million dollar fine for misrepresenting tranches of subprime fail as something other than an investment in horse manure, which sounds big in theory, but in practice, it’s only the equivalent of their two-week paycheck: Goldman earned $3.84 billion in the quarter, atop a staggering $12.78 billion in revenues. By that measure, [...]
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A tale of Goldman Sachs and Caddyshacks… Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lost management control of bankrupt Nanso Country Club outside Tokyo after a court accepted a petition by members to remove executives appointed by the Wall Street firm. The Tokyo District Court on July 6 appointed attorney Yuzo Miyama to take over management of Nanso [...]
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Quickie from WSJ Heard on the Street. Lloyd Blankfein’s looking for PR opps: Time for Lloyd Blankfein to surf Oprah’s sofa? Fiona Laffan, Goldman’s media-relations chief in Europe, Middle East and Africa, told a communications-industry event in London that the bank is considering a corporate-branding campaign to improve its battered reputation. Part of the thinking, [...]
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