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Goldman Sachs Responds To The New York Times

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 11.25.2009 | Business


Janet Tavakoli

Did Goldman Sachs dissemble and equivocate in its responses to the New York Times?

Goldman Sachs Nearly Bankrupted AIG

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Janet Tavakoli

Goldman Sachs wasn't the only contributor to the systemic risk that nearly toppled the global financial markets, but it was the key contributor to the systemic risk posed by AIG.

Court Frees Jailed SocGen Trader

AP | INGRID ROUSSEAU | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A French court Tuesday ordered the release of a Societe Generale trader accused of causing billions in losses through rogue trades. Jer...

Another SocGen Trader Taken Into Custody

AP | EMMA VANDORE | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — Investigators searched Societe Generale offices, confiscating records and taking another trader into custody Wednesday as they tried to ...

French Court Places Trader in Detention

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A Paris court sent French trader Jerome Kerviel behind bars Friday, while the investigation into billions of euros (dollars) of losses h...

French Court Places Trader in Detention

AP | PIERRE-ANTOINE SOUCHARD | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — A Paris court sent French trader Jerome Kerviel behind bars Friday, while the investigation into billions of euros (dollars) of losses h...

French Minister Says Controls Failed

AP | EMMANUEL GEORGES-PICOT | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — Controls at French banking icon Societe Generale missed or ignored suspicious activity by a trader whose dealings led to about $7 billio...

SocGen Seeks Scrapegoat For $7.1 Billion Scandal

New York Times | http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/30/business/worldbusiness/30bank.html?ex=1359435600&en=78aa270f64137b8a&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Senior politicians here increased calls for the resignation of top executives at Société Générale, ahead of the board's regular meeting, scheduled...

Who the $*ck is Jerome Kerviel?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Eben Esterhuizen

There is no doubt that the unwinding of Kerviel's positions contributed in a big way to Monday's dramatic slump in world stock markets.