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Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine

Yahoo! | 17 minutes ago

NEW YORK ? Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.... (more)

'I'm doing God's work.' Meet Mr Goldman Sachs

Times (London), The | 20 minutes ago

It’s even worse in the US. There, Rolling Stone magazine ran a story that described Goldman as "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money". In his latest documentary, Capitalism: A Love Story, Michael Moore drives up to 85 Broad Street in an armoured Brinks money van, leaps out carrying a sack with a giant dollar sign on it, looks up at the building and yells: "We’re here to get the m...... (more)

Berkshire Hathaway says 3Q profit triples to $3.2B

Yahoo! | 1 hour 10 minutes ago

OMAHA, Neb. ? Paper gains on derivative contracts helped Berkshire Hathaway Inc. triple its third-quarter profit as its insurance businesses did well, but Warren Buffett's company said Friday that many of its other operating businesses struggled.... (more)

Wall Street rally gets second wind

Yahoo! | 1 hour 10 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AFP) ? Wall Street's gravity-defying rally found new life over the past week, providing optimism for investors heading into what has historically been one of the best periods of the year.... (more)

Wall St. trial summations hone in on "toast" email

Yahoo! | 1 hour 10 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) ? The trial of two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers on fraud charges ended on Friday with sharp arguments over the meaning of the word "toast" in one defendant's email about the subprime mortgage market.... (more)

Defense asks jury to clear ex-hedge fund managers

Yahoo! | 1 hour 10 minutes ago

NEW YORK ? Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers charged with lying to investors always were honest about the risks of investing in securities linked to the volatile subprime mortgage market, a defense lawyer told a jury on Friday.... (more)

Wall Street firms skittish about RUSAL IPO-paper

Forbes | 1 hour 40 minutes ago

CHICAGO, Nov 7 (Reuters) - Wall Street firms are in a quandary about getting involved with a planned public offering of Russian aluminum producer UC RUSAL because its founder has been barred from getting a U.S. visa on account of allegations that he is connected to organized crime, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.... (more)

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