Goldman Executives Brace for New Subpoenas
But it's unlikely Lloyd Blackfein and colleagues will face criminal charges
Investigations are being launched by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve to see if their employees were spied on by Bloomberg reporters, too. But they may find Bloomberg reporters didn't always use the terminals to get scoops. They used them for fun on slow days, instead.
But it's unlikely Lloyd Blackfein and colleagues will face criminal charges
Such as: did you know these mortgages were bad before you sold them?
Are you angry yet? Taibbi is and he's got lots of new metaphors to prove it
Plus: Tom Brady basks in private equity
The New York Times paints a much more lively picture than the Journal
At the end of a slam-dunk trading day, questions about underwriters' ethics
Jamie Dimon's pay package doubled, not that you'd know from The Wall Street Journal
Four orders of nuns are looking to review whether executives' pay is "excessive"
Is the Achilles of the financial world finally starting to falter?
The biggest penalty in Wall Street History? Think again
A probe into the so-called Hudson deal may not end in charges, however
A "devastating" story from the New York Times
Does it really have a shot of going anywhere?
The besieged bank explains itself on Capitol Hill
Populists: start praying
How strong is the case, really?
CNBC gets interesting!
It's already been dubbed "the trial of the century"
Maybe totally legit, some say
Even critics can't bring themselves to blame Goldman
Well played, Goldman, well played
A less than enthusiastic reaction from bloggers. Will anything short of nixing bonuses appease critics?
Just as CEO Lloyd Blankfein is named FT's Man of the Year, biz bloggers pour water on a non-scandal
The unintended consequences of Goldman's decision to cut year-end cash bonuses
Goldman Sachs cuts the holiday merriment, lobbies shareholders, and stocks up on ammunition--have things gone too far?
Why the firm's $500 million dollar apology doesn't cut it
Investors may want to rethink curbing banker pay
The bank offers a lollipop, pundits throw it in the dirt
One-time enemies Charles Gasparino and Matt Taibbi can agree on this much
Responses are more measured than shrill to a McClatchy report on Goldman Sachs' dodgy bets
With taxpayer help, Goldman posts sky-high profits and bonuses, and bloggers let loose the vitriol
The bank's streak of bad press continues, but there are signs that blame is shifting to the regulators
Lloyd Blankfein weighs in on the ever-controversial issue of bankers’ compensation
Far from offending pundits only, revelations that the firm plays favorites with clients may hurt the bank's bottom line.
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