Wall Street Folly » Goldman Sachs http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:18:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Video: Former Goldman staffer and 2006 Hampton’s Magazine hot bachelor Josh Birnbaum testifies in the Senate inquisition of Goldman Sachs http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-former-goldman-staffer-and-2006-hamptons-magazine-hot-bachelor-josh-birnbaum-testifies-in-the-senate-inquisition-of-goldman-sachs/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-former-goldman-staffer-and-2006-hamptons-magazine-hot-bachelor-josh-birnbaum-testifies-in-the-senate-inquisition-of-goldman-sachs/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:39:58 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10189 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-former-goldman-staffer-and-2006-hamptons-magazine-hot-bachelor-josh-birnbaum-testifies-in-the-senate-inquisition-of-goldman-sachs/feed/ 0 Video: Excellent interview with Bill Ackman; He’s on team Goldman, and comes out in their defense http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-excellent-interview-with-bill-ackman-hes-on-team-goldman-and-comes-out-in-their-defense/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-excellent-interview-with-bill-ackman-hes-on-team-goldman-and-comes-out-in-their-defense/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:30:22 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10182 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/video-excellent-interview-with-bill-ackman-hes-on-team-goldman-and-comes-out-in-their-defense/feed/ 0 SEC case seems to be unraveling by the day as Paulson deputy said to have told ACA they were going short, and ACA’s own portfolio suggestions actually made the deal worse, not better; Goldman’s Gary Cohn said to be attending Obama’s Wall Street speech; Blankfein comes out swinging; Tourre to testify next week (unless he pulls out); Obama says Whitehouse didn’t discuss Goldman with the SEC; Obama’s keeping his Goldman campaign contributions http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:07:23 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10165 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-seems-to-be-unravelling-by-the-day-as-paulson-deputy-said-to-have-told-aca-they-were-going-short-and-acas-own-portfolio-suggestions-actually-made-the-deal-worse-not-better-goldmans-gar/feed/ 0 Paulson reassured his investors that his CDO deal was ‘appropriate’; Rep Issa smells politics in the timing of the SEC’s Goldman charges; Blankfein going to DC next week; Goldman comes out swinging with their defense; Tourre now on leave, is deregistered in UK; Goldman’s made political donations to both parties; Goldman’s share buyback; SEC is defending ’sophisticated investors’ with this suit http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/#comments Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:56:33 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10158 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/paulson-reassured-his-investors-that-his-cdo-deal-was-appropriate-rep-issa-smells-politics-in-the-timing-of-the-secs-goldman-charges-blankfein-going-to-dc-next-week-goldman-comes-out-swinging/feed/ 0 Goldman’s earnings beat; Employees rally around Lloyd Blankfein, senior management; Deal said to have been ok’d by senior execs; FSA to probe Goldman; SEC’s vote was partisan at 3-2, split leads to questions about how strong case is; More timing questions; AIG looking for an angle to recoup cash; Dodd says Goldman “shenanigans’ would be barred in reform bill; Politician returning Goldman campaign contribution; John Paulson hedges his bets by giving to Dems, Republicans http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:14:55 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10153 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/goldmans-earnings-beat-employees-rally-around-lloyd-blankfein-senior-management-deal-said-to-have-been-okd-by-senior-execs-fsa-to-probe-goldman-secs-vote-was-partisan-at-3-2-split-leads-to/feed/ 0 SEC case against Goldman smoking gun or water pistol? (and gee isn’t the timing interesting?); If there is a case, were top Goldman guys involved not just Fab?; Fab’s email is key to SEC case (and so were the Bear Stearns hedge fund guys emails, and look where that got the SEC); A look at the word “Selected”; Goldman may face UK, German inquiries; UK’s Brown complains of “moral bankruptcy” of investment banking firms; Chris Whalen thinks that John Paulson could get dragged into the litigation http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:48:39 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10150 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/sec-case-against-goldman-smoking-gun-or-water-pistol-and-gee-isnt-the-timing-interesting-if-there-is-a-case-were-top-goldman-guys-involved-not-just-fab-fabs-email-is-key-to-sec-case-and/feed/ 0 Not everyone is thrilled with Goldman Sachs’ new HQ; Bad investments leave Goldman Real Estate fund with only $30M, down from $1.8B http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/not-everyone-is-thrilled-with-goldman-sachs-new-hq-bad-investments-leave-goldman-real-estate-fund-with-only-30m-down-from-1-8b/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/not-everyone-is-thrilled-with-goldman-sachs-new-hq-bad-investments-leave-goldman-real-estate-fund-with-only-30m-down-from-1-8b/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:59:49 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10147 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/not-everyone-is-thrilled-with-goldman-sachs-new-hq-bad-investments-leave-goldman-real-estate-fund-with-only-30m-down-from-1-8b/feed/ 0 BofA Beats; Goldman Sachs Director eyed in by prosecutors over Raj Rajaratnam conversations won’t stand for reelection; Ex-auto czar Steve Rattner thrown under the bus by his former firm, Quadrangle; LBO firms paying themselves dividends; New accounting rules may curb “Liquidity Puts” http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/bofa-beats-goldman-sachs-director-eyed-in-by-prosecutors-over-raj-rajaratnam-conversations-wont-stand-for-reelection-ex-auto-czar-steve-rattner-thrown-under-the-bus-by-his-former-firm-quadrangle/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/bofa-beats-goldman-sachs-director-eyed-in-by-prosecutors-over-raj-rajaratnam-conversations-wont-stand-for-reelection-ex-auto-czar-steve-rattner-thrown-under-the-bus-by-his-former-firm-quadrangle/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 11:52:49 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10144 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/bofa-beats-goldman-sachs-director-eyed-in-by-prosecutors-over-raj-rajaratnam-conversations-wont-stand-for-reelection-ex-auto-czar-steve-rattner-thrown-under-the-bus-by-his-former-firm-quadrangle/feed/ 0 Harry Reid gets an earful from Goldman bankers at fundraiser; Lehman examiner says estate might have a claim against some of the banks; BofA set to report after “Fabulous Month” for Merrill Lynch; First there was Greece, next huge problem is Portugal per economists; SEC proposal will collect data on high frequencer traders; UBS shareholders express unhappiness with executive pay; UBS banker looking for shorter prison sentence; Massachusetts pulling money from BofA, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo in credit card rate protest http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/harry-reid-gets-an-earful-from-goldman-bankers-at-fundraiser-lehman-examiner-says-estate-might-have-a-claim-against-some-of-the-banks-bofa-set-to-report-after-fabulous-month-for-merrill-lynch-f/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/harry-reid-gets-an-earful-from-goldman-bankers-at-fundraiser-lehman-examiner-says-estate-might-have-a-claim-against-some-of-the-banks-bofa-set-to-report-after-fabulous-month-for-merrill-lynch-f/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:46:04 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10139 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/harry-reid-gets-an-earful-from-goldman-bankers-at-fundraiser-lehman-examiner-says-estate-might-have-a-claim-against-some-of-the-banks-bofa-set-to-report-after-fabulous-month-for-merrill-lynch-f/feed/ 0 WaMu ex-CEO email said of Goldman Sachs “I don’t trust Goldy on this”; White House said to have pressured Goldman, JP Morgan and Bank of America to quit their lobbying efforts against regulatory overhaul bill http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wamu-ex-ceo-email-said-of-goldman-sachs-i-don%e2%80%99t-trust-goldy-on-this-white-house-said-to-have-pressured-goldman-jp-morgan-and-bank-of-america-to-quit-their-lobbying-efforts-against-regula/ http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wamu-ex-ceo-email-said-of-goldman-sachs-i-don%e2%80%99t-trust-goldy-on-this-white-house-said-to-have-pressured-goldman-jp-morgan-and-bank-of-america-to-quit-their-lobbying-efforts-against-regula/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:59:25 +0000 WSF http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/?p=10136 http://files.wallstreetfolly.com/wordpress/2010/04/wamu-ex-ceo-email-said-of-goldman-sachs-i-don%e2%80%99t-trust-goldy-on-this-white-house-said-to-have-pressured-goldman-jp-morgan-and-bank-of-america-to-quit-their-lobbying-efforts-against-regula/feed/ 0