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Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on Goldman Sachs, Deere, Aetna, Tiffany's and Atwood Oceanics [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 20 minutes ago
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Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, CIT in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 41 days 7 hours 53 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 Sachs, Citigroup, Nokia in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 7 hours 51 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.


Goldman Sachs defends dark pools, short selling - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 27 days 4 hours 13 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...


Goldman apologizes, offers small businesses help - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 9 hours 58 minutes ago
The group said it will provide $100 million a year over the next five years, including a total of $200 million to provide scholarships for business and management educations and $300 million in the form of "loans and philanthropic support" to increase access to capital for small businesses.


More Government Sachs? Don't buy it. David Weidner's Writing on the Wall - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 20 days 15 hours 44 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.


Saint Luke s Health System Ensures Staffing Excellence Through Medfinders SingleSource Program [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 hours 33 minutes ago
Medfinders, Inc. (parent company of Nursefinders, Inc.), one of the nation’s largest healthcare staffing providers, has successfully implemented its SingleSource® managed staffing program at Saint Luke’s Health System, a not-for-profit network of 11 hospitals, primary care practices and home care services throughout Kansas City and surrounding regions.


Goldman Sachs Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 23 hours 48 minutes ago
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) today announced the launch of 10,000 Small Businesses -- a $500 million initiative that will unlock the growth and job-creation potential of 10,000 small businesses across the United States through greater access to business education, mentors and networks, and financial capital. It is based on the broadly held view of leading experts that a combination of education, capital and support services best addresses the barriers to growth for small businesses...


Goldman gets downgraded ahead of report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 41 days 4 hours 56 minutes ago
The Goldman downgrade comes just before the bank reports earnings this Thursday.


Goldman CEO defends bonuses as sign of recovery: report - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 15 days 1 hour 2 minutes ago
"Everybody should be happy. Companies are looking to grow again and raise money. That's where we come in. The financial system may have led us into the crisis but it will lead us out," Lloyd Blankfein was quoted as saying by the newspaper.


Goldman bonuses seen rising dramatically - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 7 hours 1 minute 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.


Goldman's apology may make matters worse MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 5 hours 46 minutes ago
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Company Overview


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

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