12 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said two leaders of its biggest division are leaving the company a week before it reports what some analysts predict will be the lowest annual profit since the firm went public. Edward K. Eisler, 42, ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-11/goldman-sachs-trading-chiefs-join-partner-exodus-as-profit-sags.html

11 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. persuaded a judge to dismiss Overstock.com Inc.'s lawsuit alleging the investment bank manipulated short sales of the online retailer's stock from 2005 to 2007, causing the shares to fall. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-11/goldman-sachs-wins-dismissal-of-short-sale-lawsuit-by-overstock.html

Goldman Sachs's first foray into the Islamic bond market looks too clever by half. The Wall Street bank has secured approval from top sharia scholars for its maiden $2-billion (US) bond. But by opting for an innovative and controversial structure, ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/investment-ideas/breaking-views/goldmans-bold-dip-into-islamic-bond-market/article2296431/

(Reuters) - Many partners at Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N), can expect to see their 2011 pay cut at least in half from 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation. Some employees in Goldman Sachs' fixed-income trading ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/09/us-goldmansachs-idUSTRE80806E20120109

6 (Bloomberg) -- Stock prices are being increasingly influenced by the trading of exchange-traded funds, with real estate investment trusts as well as energy and consumer companies most affected, according to a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. study. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-01-06/goldman-sachs-sees-correlation-boost-from-sector-etfs.html

On today's plate we have banking and financial services juggernaut Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) . Last year was not a good year to be an investment bank by any means. The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in Europe and volatile stock markets around the globe ...

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Enlarge image Goldman Sachs' ex-CEO Rajat Gupta Goldman Sachs' ex-CEO Rajat Gupta Peter Foley/Bloomberg Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs Inc. Ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) director Rajat Gupta is trying to bolster his defense to federal ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/ex-goldman-director-gupta-says-u-s-case-undermined-by-rajaratnam-s-lies.html

Enlarge image Former Goldman Sachs Inc. Director Rajat Gupta Former Goldman Sachs Inc. Director Rajat Gupta Peter Foley/Bloomberg Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs Inc. director. Rajat Gupta, the former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) director charged ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-04/ex-goldman-sachs-director-gupta-seeks-dismissal-of-some-counts-against-him.html

TORONTO - Goldman Sachs has put its majority stake in Alliance Films, the Canadian-based movie distribution business, up for sale. The Financial Times newspaper on Monday reported Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, the investment bank's private equity arm ...

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/report-goldman-sachs-selling-majority-277434

Now The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. contends that the best is over for the largest emerging markets. BRIC funds recorded $15 billion of outflows last year as the MSCI BRIC Index sank 24%, EPFR Global data show. The gauge, which beat the S&P 500 by 390 ...

http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20120101/REG/301019998

There's no sugar-coating it: It's been a trying year to own Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) stock. Year to date, Goldman's stock has fallen 44% even though the S&P 500 has managed a slight gain for the year. Of course, a stock's performance doesn't always ...

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2011/12/30/goldman-sachs-got-tarnished-in-2011.aspx

29 (Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. may miss fourth- quarter sales estimates, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. predicted, citing slower-than-expected e-commerce growth over the holidays. Amazon's revenue may rise 38 percent from a year earlier to $17.9 billion, ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-29/amazon-may-miss-sales-estimates-goldman-sachs-predicts.html

Nomura Holdings Inc. (8604) pulled ahead of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) to hold on to the top spot for mergers and acquisitions advisory work in Japan in 2011, after the two competed neck and neck during the last two months. ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-28/nomura-narrowly-tops-goldman-sachs-in-japan-merger-advisory-work-in-2011.html

Now Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS), which coined the term BRIC, says the best is over for the largest emerging markets. BRIC funds recorded $15 billion of outflows this year as the MSCI BRIC Index sank 24 percent, EPFR Global data show. ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-27/bric-decade-ends-with-record-stock-outflows-as-goldman-says-growth-peaked.html

About William D Cohan William D. Cohan is the author of the recently released "Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the World" and the New York Times bestsellers "House of Cards" and "The Last Tycoons." More about William D Cohan We are ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-27/ivy-grads-choose-teaching-over-wall-street-commentary-by-william-d-cohan.html

Of the majors, UBS, Nomura, Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs are implementing restructuring plans. More layoffs are expected soon. "The restructuring has been 90% at the junior and 10% at senior levels. Bonuses this year are also predicted by markets to ...

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/jobs/layoffs-restructuring-grapple-investment-banks-like-ubs-nomura-credit-suisse-goldman-sachs/articleshow/11233875.cms

Mead Johnson Nutriti (NYSE: MJN)'s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) in a research note issued to investors on Friday. Separately, analysts at Deutsche Bank (NYSE: DB) reiterated a “buy” ...

http://www.localizedusa.com/2011/12/23/goldman-sachs-gs-analysts-reiterate-a-neutral-rating-on-mead-johnson-nutriti-mjn/

Backing up Vulcan's rejection is Goldman Sachs, which was advising the company's board. The Goldman bankers crunched numbers on Martin Marietta's offer and came up with the answer from on high: Nope, this offer is too cheap. ...

http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2011/12/22/goldman-sachs-disagrees-with-goldman-sachs/

s lawsuit against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. over a collateralized debt obligation was withdrawn from New York state court after the two sides agreed to resolve the dispute through arbitration. Heungkuk sued New York-based Goldman Sachs in federal court ...

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-21/heungkuk-life-insurance-lawsuit-against-goldman-sachs-withdrawn.html

21 (Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth biggest US bank by assets, has become entangled in a debate about how Shariah compliant its $2 billion Islamic bond program is, which may diminish the allure of Islamic debt. Goldman Sachs' sukuk ...

http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-LWGCVL6S972G01-2EJSVLKKK321JBGK0NIRKH9ICE

Play Video AT&T Inc. (T)'s failed $39 billion acquisition of Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE)'s T-Mobile USA Inc. extends Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS)'s lead among takeover advisers, while seven rivals including JPMorgan Chase & Co. lose market share. ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/at-t-deal-loss-gives-goldman-wider-lead-in-2011-m-a-rankings.html

By Christine Harper - Mon Dec 19 01:00:00 GMT 2011 The headquarters building of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. stands at 200 West Street in New York. Goldman Sachs did the most deals outside the Americas among the top five advisers on global takeovers and ...

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-19/goldman-sachs-winning-ceos-as-global-no-1-with-m-a-equity-deals.html

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. spent $800000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on rules for implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act and on other financial services issues, according to a disclosure report. ...

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9RLRI1G0.htm

WASHINGTON - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. spent $800000 in the third quarter to lobby the federal government on rules for implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform act and on other financial services issues, according to a disclosure report. ...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/45702044

16 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. had their credit grades cut by Fitch Ratings as the impact of financial regulation and market turmoil weighed on the industry. The lenders' long-term issuer default ...

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