Goldman, AIG face off in Congress over swap values
Sparring between Goldman Sachs and AIG moved into the public eye Thursday as the FCIC sought answers to the financial meltdown
View ArticleDecember 15, 2011: The last day of BP
Hey, Frank. Can you believe it was only 18 months ago you guys announced the sale of the first piece of BP - that $10 billion Alaska plot they nicknamed Palin's Peaks - to start paying for their Gulf...
View ArticleJPMorgan Chase easily exceeds forecasts
Company's net income rose 76 percent in the last year
View ArticleLCG Election Monitor – Will plugging the Gulf leak save the Democrats’ ship...
The American public has lost faith in government and by extension has lost faith in Obama
View ArticleSenate passes sweeping finance overhaul
Congress approved a rewrite of rules touching every corner of finance, from ATM cards to traders, in the biggest expansion of government power over banking and markets since the Depression
View ArticleThe DC Morning – July 16, 2010
Earthquake strikes epicenter of government-sponsored vice–a sign from God? — Prosecution rests in case of Blago v. The World — Google is laying the groundwork for a royal screw-job — Cat lovers attack...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs profit drops 82%, missing estimates
Goldman Sachs said 2nd-quarter profit dropped 82%, missing analysts' estimates on a slide in trading revenue
View ArticleGoldman Sachs bans naughty words in emails
In the wake of embarrassing profanity that came to light in recent Congressional hearings led by Sen. Carl Levin, Goldman Sachs has moved to prohibit employees from swearing in emails
View ArticleThe Secrets Ten States & Wall Street Don’t Want You To Know
Ten states have sold roughly $662 million in permits to companies that will hike up the price higher and then sell them to power plants
View ArticleGoldman Sachs to shift principal strategies into a fund
The company may announce as soon as tomorrow plans to discontinue the business,
View ArticleA White House August surprise?
A rumor has gone viral. From journalists to bankers, brokers, and bloggers, the buzz is that the White House is about to spring an August surprise
View ArticleFinancial reform bill requires U.S. to pay millions to corporate whistleblowers
Huge monetary incentives to future whistleblowers in new finance reform bill
View ArticleThe DC Morning – September 9, 2010
– ”While the general consensus seems to be that Warren will get the chance to head the consumer-centered agency she claims to have come up with, it has not gone unnoticed that the Obama administration...
View ArticleThe DC Morning – 9/9/2010
1.) Potential Obama nominee Elizabeth Warren is a huge pain in the ass, former colleagues say — “While the general consensus seems to be that Warren will get the chance to head the consumer-centered...
View ArticleAT&T not concerned about iPhone defections — CEO boasts that 80% are...
Boasting that 80 percent of iPhone users are stuck with AT&T, CEO not worried about defectors to Verizon
View ArticleBernanke asset purchases risk unleashing Carter-era 1970s inflation genie
With interest rates already near zero, the Fed will be aiming to increase the rate of inflation and reduce the cost of borrowing
View ArticleKeith Olbermann starts the year off right: We watch, because we’re paid to
We watch, because we're paid to
View ArticleTheDC Morning: Wall Streeters want what Fannie’s having
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View ArticleFed proposes new, tougher rules for big banks
The rules are part of new regulation proposed under the Dodd-Frank Act
View ArticleGoldman Sachs Plans Hundreds Of Layoffs: Report
The firm is bracing for economic uncertainty caused by inflation and rising interest rates
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