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ZH: "The People Vs Goldman Sachs" - Matt Taibbi's Magnum Opus

Hat-tip to ZH, for the tip that Matt Taibbi has a new article out in Rolling Stone.  Per ZH: (bold mine): Matt Taibbi does the seemingly impossible: translates the 650-page Levin report "Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a ...

Forum topic - pinecarr - May 11 2011 - 6:49pm - 3 comments

Goldman, Law Firms Hire U.K. Lawyers to Prepare for Bribery Act

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-18/goldman-law-firms-hire-u-k-lawyers-to-prepare-for-bribery-act.html Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) and U.S. law firms are luring lawyers away from the U.K. fraud prosecutor as companies prepare to ...

Forum topic - jumblies - Mar 18 2011 - 8:15am - 4 comments

The Bears explain banker bailouts and the screwing of the American people

I love these two bears and what they tell us. Jon http://www.zerohedge.com/article/step-aside-bernank-here-comes-timothy-j... (Current News & Events, Goldman Sachs, Gov., Tim Geithner, Video, Must Read) I love these two bears and ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Jan 29 2011 - 8:03pm - 0 comments

The selling of America!

The rise of sovereign wealth funds (SWF) as new power brokers in the world economy should not be looked at as a singular phenomenon but rather as part of what can be defined a new economic world order. This new order has been enabled by several ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Nov 28 2010 - 1:45am - 1 comment

Goldman reveals where bailout cash went

Goldman Sachs sent $4.3 billion in federal tax money to 32 entities, including many overseas banks, hedge funds and pensions, according to information made public Friday night. ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Jul 26 2010 - 8:05am - 4 comments

Gold Finger

From Europe's Max Keiser http://maxkeiser1.blogspot.com/ Will Obama confiscate Gold? http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page72068?oid=106063&sn=D... Why Did The U.S. Refuse International Help on The Gulf Oil ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Jun 10 2010 - 10:49pm - 1 comment

Is Jon Stewart a closet tea partier?

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-may-13-2010/hoarders http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-may-10-2010/a-nightmare-on-wall-street If I didn't know better, i might think Jon is coming around to the tea party view. Re: Is ...

Forum topic - docmims - May 16 2010 - 7:13pm - 3 comments

Blogger Poetry from ZH

I just loved reading this poetic post on ZH from "AnonymousMonetarist", so thought I would share it here for anyone who didn't see it. Fair warning - it's pretty long - but filled with great information and humor: "A ...

Forum topic - ashvinp - May 4 2010 - 11:03pm - 1 comment

URGENT: Stop Chris Dodd!

Take action here  and help spread the word! Re: URGENT: Stop Chris Dodd! With you SR, and good effort to inform the public. I have a post running here, tied into the same Dodd Bill: ...

Forum topic - shellyroche - Jun 15 2012 - 3:28am - 1 comment

Goldman Sachs, Chess, and the Godfather

A different take on what's happening with Goldman:   http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/22663 ------------------------------ Between the SEC charges and the congressional panels, the government is finally doing its job going ...

Forum topic - strabes - Apr 30 2010 - 10:02pm - 20 comments

The notorious market-rigging ringleader, Goldman Sachs

An integral component of computerized front running is a dubious practice called “flash trades.”  Flash orders are permitted by a regulatory loophole that allows exchanges to show orders to some traders ahead of others for a fee.  At one time, the NYSE ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Apr 28 2010 - 3:41pm - 2 comments

Two CNBC Headlines That Say it All Today

Wall Street Turning a Deaf Ear To Congress's Call for Reform. http://www.cnbc.com/id/36801374 Stocks Have Worst Day in Months; Goldman Up http://www.cnbc.com/id/36802788 (Current News & Events, Goldman Sachs) Wall ...

Forum topic - Johnny Oxygen - Apr 27 2010 - 4:01pm - 0 comments

Wall street: inside the collapse

Wow! And from mainstream media to. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/12/60minutes/main6292458.shtml Re: Wall street: inside the collapse Don't forget Scott Patterson's  The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Mar 14 2010 - 10:22pm - 3 comments

how Governments hide their liabilities

As worries over Greece rattle world markets, records and interviews show that with Wall Street’s help, the nation engaged in a decade-long effort to skirt European debt limits. One deal created by Goldman Sachs helped obscure billions in debt from the ...

Forum topic - investorzzo - Feb 16 2010 - 9:16pm - 0 comments

A Practical Survey

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHWHRP6 Re: A Practical Survey Oops! Sorry. It doesn't take you to the link, it merely attempts to "sell" the site. What else... (Current News & Events, blankfein, criminal, Goldman ...

Forum topic - Headless - Jan 12 2010 - 8:03pm - 1 comment

The End of Time?

Re: The End of Time? So true. There are not enough Americans with the background, indeed interest to understand your metaphor.  What really baffles me is why would Benny, want a legacy of failure.  He must understand the ...

Forum topic - Headless - Dec 18 2009 - 11:53pm - 1 comment

Hey, American Neighbours! Just so you don't feel alone, we've got GS issues ,too, eh!

  Unlike the Fed, the Bank of Canada is owned by the Government of Canada, and therefore, owned by the people. Canada can create its own money interest-free, yet it chooses not to and borrows money through the banking system at interest, ...

Forum topic - John99 - Dec 16 2009 - 11:59am - 1 comment

Son following in the father's tradition? Another American political story in the making

Reading this made me chuckle and brought to light just one more dimension to the unholy alliance between the political and financial elite..  ...

Forum topic - ao - Dec 1 2009 - 8:08am - 3 comments

Short Goldman?

I posted a while ago that I think Goldman will be broken up as we get near the bottom of the collapse in order to offer up a sacrifice to the masses who haven't even begun to channel their rage against this firm and Wall St in general.  I figured ...

Forum topic - strabes - Oct 30 2009 - 5:20pm - 12 comments

Obama interested in media bailouts - now Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan quietly buy media companies. Didn't take long!

Goldman Sachs and other lenders just swapped debt for 85% of Nassau Broadcasting Partners LP's equity. Nassau operates 51 radio stations along the East Coast. Nassau had to put its Cape Cod, Mass., stations into a separate company, because Goldman ...

Forum topic - John99 - Sep 27 2009 - 5:39pm - 10 comments