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Scary: Are Goldman bankers loading up on pistols for protection just in case there’s a mob uprising?; Stressed out workers calling in sick more often; COBRA subsidies expiring

Posted by WSF On December - 1 - 2009

Arming Goldman With Pistols Against Public: Alice Schroeder
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The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart calls Apple “Appholes” after the cops stormed a Gizmodo guy’s door

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Video: Former Goldman staffer and 2006 Hampton’s Magazine hot bachelor Josh Birnbaum testifies in the Senate inquisition of Goldman Sachs

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Video: Jim Chanos adds his insights on short sellers to those of Bill Ackman

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Video: Excellent interview with Bill Ackman; He’s on team Goldman, and comes out in their defense

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Video: A Bloomberg tour of Prince Alwaleed’s palace

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Video: SNL opener on Obama’s Wall Street visit to push for financial reform

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Wall Street braces itself for Obama’s visit; Greece ‘09 deficit wider than expected, its bond yields hit a new high; Swiss panel calling for possible split up of UBS, Credit Suisse if there’s another crisis, new rules have them holding 30 days of liquid assets; Senate edging closer to financial reform deal; U.S. contemplating 2 year plan to exit AIG shares; Quattrone and Boutros together again; Businessweek gets a revamp: Bloomberg Businessweek

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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

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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

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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

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