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Financial sector down after Goldman, Citi results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 6 hours 8 minutes ago
Goldman posted quarterly profit of more than $3 billion. See full story.


Goldman posts profit, sees conditions improving - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 8 hours 36 minutes ago
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters had expected the firm to earn $4.24 a share.


Goldman Sachs Reports Third Quarter Earnings Per Common Share of $5.25 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 39 days 9 hours 34 minutes ago
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today reported net revenues of $12.37 billion and net earnings of $3.19 billion for its third quarter ended September 25, 2009. Diluted earnings per common share were $5.25 compared with $1.81 for the third quarter ended August 29, 2008 and $4.93 for the second quarter ended June 26, 2009. Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity (ROE) (1) was 21.4% for the third quarter of 2009 and 19.2% for the first nine months of 2009.


Financials dip as Goldman downgrade gives pause - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 41 days 5 hours 48 minutes ago
Meredith Whitney Advisers couldn't be reached for immediate comment. See full story at WSJ.com


Goldman beefs up its M&A numbers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 1 hour 26 minutes ago
"Fees from these deals will not be recorded until closing, but they are expected to be substantial," according to Rochdale Securities' analyst Dick Bove.


Goldman scores on two big M&A deals - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 6 hours 2 minutes ago
Morgan Stanley downgrades semis, Intel


Goldman may buy Fannie Mae tax credits: WSJ - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 12 hours 54 minutes ago
Goldman may buy Fannie Mae tax credits: WSJ


Earnings Preview: Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Boston Globe, The | 40 days 1 hour 27 minutes ago
NEW YORKGoldman Sachs Group Inc. reports third-quarter financial results on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.


The vampire squid sinks its teeth into CIT MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 24 days 4 hours 47 minutes ago
MarketWatch Rolling Stone referred to Goldman Sachs as ???a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity??? a description that???s been often repeated.


Figures show record Wall St. profit after bailouts - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 4 hours 7 minutes ago
However, compensation restrictions that came with government support may limit the tax-revenue bonus boost that New York City -- facing a multibillion-dollar budget deficit -- usually gets from such Wall Street success, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli explained.


Wells Fargo to repay clients who held auction rate securities - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 19 hours 45 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The North American Securities Administrators Association Wednesday announced a settlement in principle between Wells Fargo Investments LLC and state securities regulators to return approximately $1.3 billion to the firm's clients whose funds have been frozen in the auction rate securities market.


Goldman Sachs to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking & Financial Services Conference [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 22 hours 49 minutes ago
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) today announces that Lloyd Blankfein, Chairman and CEO is scheduled to present at the Bank of America – Merrill Lynch 2009 Banking and Financial Services Conference in New York City, on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 8:50 a.m. (EST).





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Company: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Industry: Large-Market Investment Banking
Website: http://www.goldmansachs.com

Goldman Sachs has traditionally possessed the Midas touch in the investment banking world. A global leader in mergers and acquisitions advice and securities underwriting, Goldman offers a gamut of investment banking and asset management services to corporate and government clients, as well as institutional and individual investors. It owns Goldman Sachs Execution & Clearing, one of the largest market makers on the NYSE and a leading market maker for fixed income products, currencies, and commodities. In 2008 Goldman Sachs converted to a bank holding company and formed subsidiary Goldman Sachs Bank USA (GS Bank USA), now in charge of bank loan trading, mortgage originations, and other activities.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 22,222 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Sales -51.7 (2008)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 2,322 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -79.6 (2008)
Number of Employees 30,067 (2008)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -1.5 (2008)
Fiscal Year-End November