Lloyd Blankfein

Goldman and the Smell of Guilt

Charles Gasparino | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Wall Street, Wall Street Bonuses, Barack Obama, Citigroup, Business News
Charles Gasparino

What CEO bypasses shareholders in an attempt to buy off public outrage over billion dollar bonuses if such outrage isn't justified in the first place?

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Goldman Sachs, Warren Buffett To Help Small Businesses

AP | Posted 11.18.2009 | Business

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NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Tuesday it is teaming with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to invest $500 million to provide thousands o...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein APOLOGIZES For Bank's Role in Financial Crisis

bloomberg.com | Christine Harper and Matt Townsend | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business

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Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., apologized for the firm's role in some of the activities leading to...

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Protestors to Goldman Sachs: "You Are Not God" - Bernanke Explains Why

Mike Elk | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Matt Taibbi, Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs, Financial Transaction Tax, Federal Reserve, National People's Action, Manufacturing, Ben Bernanke, Dean Baker, Politics News
Mike Elk

Goldman Sachs is, in the words of Rolling Stone journalist Matt Taibbi, "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money."

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My Response to JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon: More to Life Than Efficiency

Paul Abrams | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Juxtaposed against the harm big banks have already and can do again, JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon's arguments for scale, even if true, are woefully inadequate.

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Goldman Sachs: It's Time to Put Country Before Company

Andy Stern | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

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Andy Stern

We're taking to the streets because it seems as if companies like Goldman Sachs love their company more than their country. Goldman Sachs seems to salute no flag but their own corporate logo.

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Wall Street Drawing Unprecedented Amount Of Anger: Bloomberg's Susan Antilla

bloomberg.com | Susan Antilla | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Lloyd Blankfein, Financial Crisis, Obama Administration, Goldman Sachs, Bailout, Wall Street, Recession, Fiscal Policy, Business News

In the 14 years I've written columns for Bloomberg News, I've had plenty of feedback from investors who said they lost money at the hands of corrupt b...

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How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

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Goldman Sach's Charity Filings Reveal Foundation's Complex Trades

New York Times | GERALDINE FABRIKANT | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

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The 2008 tax filing for the Goldman Sachs Foundation, a copy of which was provided by the firm late Wednesday, provides a glimpse of the legendary tra...

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Fed Releases Rare "Snapshot" on Economy

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Tom Gregory

In a rare glimpse behind the closed-doors of The Federal Reserve, Chairman Ben Bernanke released a snapshot of the economy they have been looking at for months.

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Afghanistan: Buckle Your Seat Belts

Michael Brenner | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

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Michael Brenner

Rarely has a great power so willfully set itself down the path of self-destruction with so little reason as America has in Afghanistan. This is pathological behavior that cries out for diagnosis and correction.

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: Our Employees Are Among The Most Productive In The World

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

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For those concerned about how Goldman Sachs is set to bring in record-breaking profits while the broader economy remains downright stalled, there is o...

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The Lloyd's Prayer

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy

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Tom Gregory

Our Chairman, Who Art At Goldman, Blankfein Be Thy Name.

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Murdoch, Limbaugh Make "Worst Persons In The World" On Countdown (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

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On Countdown Monday, Olbermann awarded the bronze medal for "Worst Persons in the World" to Rush Limbaugh. The conservative radio host made light of ...

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Vatican Confirms: Goldman "Doing God's Work"

Tom Gregory | Posted 12.17.2009 | Comedy

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Tom Gregory

L'Osservatore Romano is reporting that Goldman Sachs is indeed Doing God's work, and His Former Holiness Joseph Ratzinger has confirmed the unsolicited hostile takeover.

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Goldman Sachs Not Doing "God's Work," Says Satan

Andy Borowitz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

While Satan said he was "delighted" by the bonuses being paid out to Wall Street executives this year, he was clearly miffed that his role in the financial firms' successes had been largely ignored.

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Goldman Sachs Doing "God's Work"?

Charles Gasparino | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

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Charles Gasparino

The only thing worse than Goldman Sachs amassing billions in bonus money for its executives, based on various government subsidies and bailout measures, is listening to it try to explain it all away.

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Banks' 2008 Stock Options Turning Out To Be Most Lucrative Payouts Ever

The New York Times | LOUISE STORY | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

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Banks cut bonuses last year and shifted more pay into stock and options from cash, a tactic that lawmakers supported for its emphasis on long-term per...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein: "I'm Doing God's Work."

Times Online | John Arlidge | Posted 11.07.2009 | Business

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Goldman's reputation is suddenly as toxic as the credit default swaps and other inexplicably exotic financial instruments it used to buy with glee. Th...

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Goldman Sachs Alums Who've Held Top Government Positions "Long On Hubris," "Tarnished": Felix Salmon

Felix Salmon | Posted 11.05.2009 | Business

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With Jon Corzine losing the governorship of New Jersey yesterday, it was yet another bad day for former heads of Goldman Sachs. It's worth running dow...

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John Varley Defends Bonuses: Profits Are "Not Satanic" Barclays CEO Tells London Church Crowd

Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

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The CEO of Britian's second-largest bank became the second of that nation's banking figures to make the case for profits in the house of god, defendin...

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The Secrets To Goldman Sachs' Success: Contrary Bets, Predatory Lending, Government Connections, Offshore Tax Havens

McClatchy | Greg Gordon | Posted 11.01.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but n...

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Jason Linkins

Goldman Sachs Gets Free Passes From The Press

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

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Things are really looking up for Goldman Sachs! Earnings are up and bonuses are booming. And let's not overlook the value of some underreported commodities that the financial firm is trading on -- free passes from the press!

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Frank Rich: Goldman Can Spare You A Dime

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

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As leader of the Wall Street pack, Goldman declared surging profits, keeping it on track to dispense a record $23 billion in bonuses for 2009. But mos...

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Too Big To Fail: The Best Quotes From Andrew Ross Sorkin's Book (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

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New York Times scribe Andrew Ross Sorkin's much-anticipated book Too Big To Fail may be the closest we'll ever get to being a fly on the wall during l...

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