The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
News and overview for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman Sachs profit climbs well past estimates - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
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Johnson & Johnson, Goldman Sachs, CIT in focus - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 13 hours 50 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 | 38 days 13 hours 48 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 | 26 days 10 hours 10 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 Sachs cut to neutral at Meredith Whitney - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 40 days 18 hours 33 minutes ago
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Goldman apologizes, offers small businesses help - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 15 hours 55 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 | 19 days 21 hours 41 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 Launches 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 5 hours 45 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 | 40 days 10 hours 53 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 | 14 days 6 hours 59 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.
Stock index futures slip after Goldman earnings - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 15 hours 10 minutes ago
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Goldman bonuses seen rising dramatically - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 12 hours 58 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.
Goldman gets vaccine, public is sick over it MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 5 hours 56 minutes ago
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Goldman's apology may make matters worse MarketWatch First Take - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 4 days 11 hours 43 minutes ago
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Financial sector down after Goldman, Citi results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 38 days 12 hours 7 minutes ago
Goldman posted quarterly profit of more than $3 billion. See full story.
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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 |
