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Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a bank holding company, that engages in investment banking, securities services, investment management and other financial services primarily with institutional clients. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered at 85 Broad Street, in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City. The firm has offices in all major international financial centers, and provides mergers and acquisitions advice, underwriting services, asset management, and securities services to its clients, which include corporations, governments and high net worth individuals around the world. The firm also engages in proprietary trading and private equity deals. It is a primary dealer in the United States Treasury security market. Read More

Articles About Goldman Sachs

Specialist banks cherry pick from lay-offs

By Reuters

Small investment banks and brokerages in Europe are making the most of a hiring shutdown and cuts at bigger rivals, cherry picking staff frustrated by new pay rules and uncertainty over strategy. (9:35 am)

MORE TOPICS: DEUTSCHE BANK, FIXED-INCOME, RUSSIA, INDIA, EMERGING MARKETS, CREDIT SUISSE

China plans brokerage reforms to create its own Goldman Sachs

By Reuters

China is rolling out sweeping brokerage reforms to nurture future global investment banks that officials hope could eventually compete with the likes of Goldman Sachs <GS.N> and Morgan Stanley <MS.N>, a regulatory document showed. (9:28 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, GOLD, MORGAN STANLEY, FIXED-INCOME, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT

Guessing game begins over next Treasury chief

By Reuters

Wanted for the Treasury Department: a new boss who can fix trillion-dollar-plus budget deficits, overhaul the tax system and spur a reluctant Europe into fixing its debt crisis. (7:14 am)

MORE TOPICS: CHINA, BARACK OBAMA, FEDERAL RESERVE, BEN BERNANKE, FANNIE MAE, JPMORGAN CHASE

Regulators, investors turn up heat over Facebook IPO

By Reuters

Two top U.S. financial regulators said on Tuesday the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, its lead underwriter, Morgan Stanley, and the Nasdaq stock exchange. (7:00 am)

MORE TOPICS: MICROSOFT, SEC, BANK OF AMERICA, JPMORGAN CHASE, MERRILL LYNCH, MORGAN STANLEY

Greece crisis
Global Markets Overview - 05/23/2012

By IBTimes AU

U.S. stocks erased gains from a day spent mostly in positive territory to close flat Tuesday, as worries resurfaced in late trading about potential European instability. (1:17 am)

MORE TOPICS: FTSE, HANG SENG INDEX, JAPAN, GOLD, COPPER, CHINA, GOLD, DOW JONES, CITIGROUP, BANK OF AMERICA, BNP PARIBAS

Gupta jury hears competing views of Rajaratnam ties

By Reuters

Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta was once on hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam's "important people" list but excluded from a fantasy football celebration helicopter trip to Atlantic City with other corporate high-flyers. (1:14 am)

MORE TOPICS: LLOYD BLANKFEIN, COURT, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, MANAGEMENT, LAWYER

SEC, FINRA to review Facebook issues, Nasdaq sued

By Reuters

Two top U.S. financial regulators said the issues around the initial public offering of Facebook should be reviewed, putting fresh pressure on the company, its embattled lead underwriter and the Nasdaq. (11:00 pm)

MORE TOPICS: SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, COURT, RETAIL

SEC, FINRA call for Facebook review, pressure builds

By Reuters

Two top U.S. financial regulators called for a review of the initial public offering of Facebook last week, putting fresh pressure on the company, its embattled lead underwriter and the Nasdaq. (9:42 pm)

MORE TOPICS: SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, RETAIL, NEW YORK

Facebook shares drop again as SEC, FINRA call for review

By Reuters

Facebook's shares fell sharply again on Tuesday and two top U.S. financial regulators called for a review of the circumstances surrounding its troubled initial public offering last week. (8:42 pm)

MORE TOPICS: SEC, JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, RETAIL, NEW YORK

Gupta on Rajaratnam's "important people" list: witness

By Reuters

Former Goldman Sachs director and McKinsey & Co executive Rajat Gupta was on a list of "important people" that now-imprisoned hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam was willing to be disturbed to take their phone calls, his onetime secretary tes... (7:28 pm)

MORE TOPICS: RAJ RAJARATNAM, COURT, NEW YORK, INTEL, MANAGEMENT, INSIDER TRADING