The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

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Goldman Sachs defends dark pools, short selling - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 11 days 19 hours 35 minutes ago
In defending dark pools, private venues where large blocks of securities are traded anonymously, Goldman said they are simply the result of technology improving on the kind of non-displayed liquidity that has always existed in the market. The firm, which has reaped huge trading profits in the last two quarters, said that dark pools are already regulated by the same rules as normal broker-dealer activities and that dark pools have increased innovation and competition, which in turn have benefi...


More Government Sachs? Don't buy it. David Weidner's Writing on the Wall - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 7 hours 6 minutes ago
We suspect they cheat -- that they're too cozy with the government. We worry they rig the system, manipulate our leaders, have too much influence. They seem to own the stock exchange through wheeling and dealing and Capitol Hill through connections and campaign contributions.


Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Nokia in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 23 hours 13 minutes ago
European shares turned lower Thursday as earnings from the likes of mobile phone giant Nokia disappointed. Asian stock markets finished mostly higher, with indexes in Hong Kong and Australia closing at their highest levels in more than a year.


Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, CIT in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 25 days 23 hours 15 minutes ago
European shares traded with mild losses as investors held back from building on multi-month highs. Shares in Shanghai and Hong Kong led a broad advance in Asia, as automobile stocks rose on strong sales data and power utilities rallied on an improving economic outlook.


Goldman beefs up its M&A numbers - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 16 hours 50 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 | 4 days 21 hours 26 minutes ago
Morgan Stanley downgrades semis, Intel


Goldman gets downgraded ahead of report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 25 days 20 hours 18 minutes ago
The Goldman downgrade comes just before the bank reports earnings this Thursday.


Goldman bonuses seen rising dramatically - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 22 hours 23 minutes ago
"Our performance is dramatically better than last year," David Viniar told reporters on a conference call following the company's third quarter earnings report, and said bonuses would likely rise in line. Final decisions on bonuses will be made at the end of the year, he said.


The vampire squid sinks its teeth into CIT MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 8 days 20 hours 11 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.


Wall Street bankers shouldn't get H1N1 vaccine, group says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 2 days 11 hours 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A Washington, D.C., nonprofit group wants to know why Wall Street bankers are getting vaccines against the new H1N1 flu strain when many Americans are being told to wait.


Financial sector down after Goldman, Citi results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 23 days 21 hours 32 minutes ago
Goldman posted quarterly profit of more than $3 billion. See full story.





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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