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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Fighting Shaw Communications (NYSE: SJR) over 2007...

The bankruptcy of Canwest Global Communications Corp. left Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) with little control over its ownership agreement with the company concerning 13 Canadian cable channels after Shaw...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Questioned on Build America Bonds Underwriting Fees

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has come under fire concerning another issue as Senator Charles E. Grassley, the senior Republican on the Finance Committee, asked in a letter to Chief Executive Lloyd C....

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS): Chile Earthquake to Dampen 2010 GDP Growth

The devastation from the earthquake in Chile will cause economic expectations in the country to be revamped as it attempts to pull out of the global recession in 2010, said Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)....

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U.S. Steel (NYSE:X) Up On Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Upgrade

After Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) analyst Sal Tharani upgraded U.S. Steel (NYSE:X) from “neutral” to a “buy,” U.S. steel surged 2 percent quickly reach over $60 a share. Along with the upgrade, Tharani...

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Union Pension Fund Sues Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

The pension fund of the International Brotherhood of Electric Workers has sued Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), claiming the company paid their executives too much money, and are seeking to recover some of it...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Attempting to Stop Shaw Communications (TSE:SJRb)...

Saying in a filing to a Canadian appeals court, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) said that the lower court in their decision to allow the acquisition of the Canwest TV Unit by Shaw Communications (TSE:SJRb)...

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Investors Continue to be Bullish on Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

The populist uprising against Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has done little to deter the bullish attitude of investors toward the company, and they continue to pour money into the financial institution, as...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) In Long-Term Horizon to Repair its Reputation

It took many years for it to happen, but the collapse of the banking system and resultant recession provided the environment for pent up anger and endless negative press coverage to take its toll on...

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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Morgan Stanley...

A number of financial stocks were down today after Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) lowered estimates for a number of them, including Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley...

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European Central Bank Trying to Change Deficit Rules after Goldman Sachs...

After news came out that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) had made swap arrangements with Greece which allowed them to hide how deeply their budget deficit and debt level were, the European Central Bank has...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE:C)...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE:C) managed the offering of bonds offered by America Movil SAB, which is the largest mobile-phone company in Latin America. This is...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Drops Euro Play After Getting Clobbered

For some reason Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) felt the euro would rebound against the U.S. dollar in light of the sovereign debt crisis which continues in Europe. They were wrong, and after getting clobbered...

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Analysts Cut Earnings Outlook for Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley...

Analysts from different camps seem to be in agreement about Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) concerning earnings in the first quarter, and that is that they aren’t going to be that...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Slashes U.S. Payroll Estimate

After Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) seeing a report contradicting their original projections of U.S. payrolls adding 275,000 jobs for March, Goldman Sachs revised their numbers down 75,000 to 200,000. Job...

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Is Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Right that Chinese will Increase Value of Renminbi?

The announcement by China that President Hu Jintao will be visiting Washington in a couple of weeks makes one wonder if the idea thrown out by Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) that the Chinese were ready to...

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Are Citigroup (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS),...

We can’t escape the hoopla surrounding the alleged recovery of banks like Citigroup (NYSE:C), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC),...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Claims They Didn’t Bet Against Clients

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has been under fire from assertions they had bet against their clients by decreasing their own exposure to mortgage-backed securities while at the same time selling them to...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Jumps After Dick Bove Calls Firm Anti-Greece Play

Shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) got a boost on Thursday after Rochdale Securities analyst Dick Bove said he believes the firm is buying credit-default swaps on Greece.  If Bove is correct, it kind...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), J.P....

Citing data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Wall Street Journal reported that 18 banks, including giant banks Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS),...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Recommends Buying Low Cost Ebay (Nasdaq:EBAY) Options...

With expectations the eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) earnings report could be “volatile,” Goldman Sachs’ John Marshall and Maria Grant, equity derivatives strategists for the company, recommend buying “low cost”...

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Questions About the SEC in Case Against Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)

There can be no doubt the charges by the SEC against Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) have been waiting in the wings as a political tool to use at the right time to promote the agenda of the Obama...

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Media Reports that German Bank BayernLB (BAYB.UL) Cut Ties with Goldman Sachs...

Sloppy research and reporting from media outlets that German bank BayernLB (BAYB.UL) had cut all ties with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) are untrue, as all the story really entailed the cancellation of only...

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Warren Buffett Has No Problem with Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) Stake in...

According to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK) director, Thomas Murphy, cited by Bloomberg News, Warren Buffett has little concern over the large stake Berkshire holds in the giant financial firm,...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Tap Houlihan Lokey for Advise on...

Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and other creditors of Gramercy Capital (NYSE:GKK) have asked Houlihan Lokey to advise them on the strategic options available in a proposed restructuring of...

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Warren Buffett Strongly Defends Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Over Fraud Charges

At the highly popular annual shareholders meeting of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK), Warren Buffett came out strongly in defense of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) over the fraud allegations leveled against...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) will Re-examine Business Practices says Blankfein

In a conference call with the wealthiest customers of its private-wealth-management business, Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein said there’s a positive outlook to the fraud charges against...

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AIG (NYSE:AIG) Reportedly Chooses Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) and Bank of America...

AIG (NYSE:AIG) has changed course and decided to go with Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) to advise them on restructuring the business, changing their mind on their original plan...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JP...

Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), along with numerous other company stocks, have surged upward on the news the...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Bank...

Citigroup (NYSE:C), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC). the five banks benefiting the most from trading derivatives, are out in...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Wins Every Trading Day For Quarter

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) has proved once again why they’re the top investment bank in the world, as every trading day in the last quarter they generated a profit, something they had never done before....

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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) Joins Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), J.P. Morgan...

Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) is the latest giant financial institution to announce it experienced no trading losses in the first quarter, making it three banks now claiming that distinction, including...

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AIG (NYSE:AIG) Putting Microscope on Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Over CDOs During...

At its annual meeting, AIG (NYSE:AIG) Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche said they have their legal team going over the dealings the company had with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and others with CDOs...

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Andrew Cuomo Investigating Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS),...

Andrew Cuomo has initiated another investigation, this time into eight banks, which include Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), UBS,...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC),JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), Goldman...

It hasn’t taken more than few days after the announcement that the European Union would be bailing out the socialist, welfare states of the region, when it is being increasingly realized that this is...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) To Stop Prop Trading CLO Debt

Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) plans to stop its proprietary trading of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), according to recent reports.  The Wall Street bank, which has recently been investigated by...

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Credit Swap Costs Rising, Will Affect Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs...

Concerns over increasing regulations for the banking industry has the cost of credit default swaps rising, which not only could affect banks like Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), but is...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Says Equities More Bullish than Credit Markets

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) released a report today saying the equity market for companies in the S&P 500 are considered more bullish this weak, after markets viewed them as bearish last week....

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), J.P....

With almost all the major banks like Citigroup (NYSE:C), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), J.P. Morgan (NYSE:JPM) and Morgan Stanley (NTSE:MS) having their share prices rise in...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), Bank...

The EU sovereign debt issue will remain on the table for some time with major financial institutions like Citigroup (NYSE:C),  Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS),  Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) and Bank of America...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C) Credit Default Swaps Continue to Rise in Basis Points and...

With investors increasingly concerned over the outstanding debt in the secondary market, they are now demanding higher risk premiums, which is costing Citigroup a lot more money for its credit default...

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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM),...

Now that the vote to close off debate on the huge financial regulation bill has passed by 60-40, voting on the bill will come very soon, and that raises concerns from banks like Bank of America...

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Is SEC Fraud Case Against Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Just a Shakedown? $1...

News has been spreading that Goldman Sachs is close to reaching a $1 billion, or possibly higher, settlement with the SEC. That’s a total rumor, based on some people reading far more into a statement...

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JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)...

If the proposed new government regulations on derivatives remains in the financial reform bill passed on Thursday, large financial institutions like JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM), Goldman (NYSE:GS), and Morgan...

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Is Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Too Optimistic for Citigroup (NYSEC), J.P. Morgan...

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) upgraded Citigroup (NYSEC) from “neutral” to “buy,” while maintaining buy ratings on J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Bank of America (NYSE:BAC). In light of the current...

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Analyst Says Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Could Pay $621 Million to Settle SEC...

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analyst Brad Hintz said in a note to clients today that Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) could pay $621 million to make the SEC fraud charges against them go away. Hintz said the...

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Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) Swaps Rise as U.S. Corporate...

Credit swaps for Citigroup (NYSE:C) and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) rose in May, with swaps for Goldman increasing 3.9 basis points to 170.8 basis points, and Citigroup swaps grew 2.7 basis points to 173.4...

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Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM)...

The Dow has given up its gains for the week, and financial stocks like Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Citigroup (NYSE:C), Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and Morgan...

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Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Leading Candidates for...

With as much as $300 million in underwriting fees at stake, one of the largest paydays many years for investment bankers, Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) are reportedly among the...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Shares Hit 52-Week Low On New SEC Probe

Shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tumbled on Thursday, down 2.5 percent to a new 52-week low of $133.50 as reports surfaced that the Securities and Exchange Commission is now probing a second...

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) Ordered To Pay $20.6 Million Related To Bayou Hedge...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has ordered Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) to pay $20.6 billion to victimized investors of a Ponzi scheme run by Bayou Hedge Funds.  The three-person arbitration...

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