Iris Mack's Blog - Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs & the $580 Million "Business Deal From Hell"

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 01:12:00 --0100

Hank Paulson: I Rescued Goldman Sachs to Help Out the Public

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 15:13:00 --0100

How can Hank Paulson say such a thing with a straight face? That man has no shame!

NYTimes: Goldman Sachs Owned 16% of Company Tied To Under-Age Sex Trafficking

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:47:00 --0100

Goldman Sachs, the vampire squid, never ceases to amaze! I guess THIS is what Blankfein meant when he said Goldman Sachs is doing the Lord's work!

Greg Smith, Ex-Goldman Sachs Rogue Executive, Lands Book Deal With $1.5 Million Advance

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:34:00 --0100

Greg Smith, the former Goldman Sachs executive who condemned the powerful investment bank in a scathing New York Times opinion column, has landed a deal to write a book about his 12 years at the firm, according to media reports on Friday. Please read more here.

Goldman Sachs' New Anthem: "For Love Of Money"

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:33:00 --0100

Sing it Blankfein! For Love Of Money!

Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 23:34:00 --0100

Greg Smith recently resigned as a Goldman Sachs executive director and head of the firm?s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Smith wrote the following about Goldman Sachs in a New York Times Op Ed: "I can honestly say that the environment now is as toxic and destructive as I have ever seen it." Please read more here.

Bloomberg: How Goldman Sachs Screwed Greece

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:53:00 --0100

Greece?s secret loan from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) was a costly mistake from the start. Goldman Sachs?s instant gain on the transaction illustrates the dangers to clients who engage in complex, tailored trades that lack comparable market prices and whose fees aren?t disclosed. Please read more here.

Goldman Sachs On Every Conceivable Side Of Clients' Deals

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:50:00 --0100

After reading this Dealbook article I wonder how Goldman Sachs retains clients?

Occupy Wall Street: Goldman Sachs is a Great Vampire Squid (video)

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 23:58:00 --0100

The Occupy Wall Street movement demonstrated both its activism and its arts-and-crafts skills on Monday, when it marched on the headquarters of Goldman Sachs, brandishing papier-mâché replicas of squids.

Money Morning: "The Goldman Rule: Don?t Let This Puppet Master Pull Your Strings"

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:55:00 --0100

Shah Gilani bluntly accuses Wall Street banksters of "blowing up" customers to make money for themselves. Please read more here.

Occupying Nuns: Goldman Sachs Should Do God's Work

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:36:00 --0100

New York Times reports that some Catholic nuns said Goldman should do God?s work? something that its chairman and chief executive, Lloyd C. Blankfein, once remarked that he did. (The joke bombed.)

Former Goldman Sachs Chairman's Brokerage Firm Blows Up (video)

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:41:00 --0100

A stunning fall from grace for another former Goldmanite....

"Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization" (RICO) Lawsuits Against Goldman + Merrill (video)

Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:25:00 --0100

Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) announced that it filed its amended complaint against defendants Goldman Sachs and Bank of America subsidiary Merrill Lynch. The amended complaint includes a claim under New Jersey's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. Please see more information here.

Reuters: Goldman Sachs CEO Hires Prominent Defense Lawyer (video)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 01:01:00 --0100

(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein has hired high-profile Washington defense attorney Reid Weingarten, according to a government source, as the Justice Department continues to investigate the bank. Please read more here.

Telegraph UK: Largest European Hedge Fund Dumps All Goldman Sachs Stock

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:12:00 --0100

Lansdowne Partners, Europe's biggest hedge fund, has sold its entire $850m (£517m) position in Goldman Sachs in a move that underlines growing concerns about the prospects for the global banking sector. Please read more here.