BLANKFEIN: Politicians In DC Need To Fix 3 Things
Lloyd Blankfein has an op-ed in POLITICO this morning. It's a call on politicians in Washington to do three things. First though, he talks about how great America is, and how despite all the...
View ArticlePOLL: Who Is The Best Bank CEO In The US?
Earnings season is upon us, which means it's time for Wall Street to evaluate the big banks, and for CEOs to take a grilling from analysts. Based on current and recent performance, please tell us...
View ArticleHey Look, Lloyd Blankfein's Kids Are On Instagram
Daily Intel's Kevin Roose posted a bunch of Instagram photos yesterday taken by people within Wall Street banks. He tracked down the images using the app's location tagging feature. He also found...
View ArticleThe First Jobs Of 9 Big Wall Streeters
Before they were the masters of the universe, many of the biggest names in finance worked jobs outside of Wall Street. We're talking about things from bagging walnuts to selling peanuts to delivering...
View Article52 SHADES OF GREED: Check Out The Artistic Playing Cards That Lambaste Wall...
A group of illustrators have conceptualized a deck of playing cards, dubbed "52 Shades of Greed", that lambastes Wall Street execs and politicians for their roles in the financial crisis. "52 Shades...
View ArticleApparently, Lloyd Blankfein Gets Really Nostalgic About The Project He Grew...
Recently, we read New York Magazine's must-read, can't-put-it-down piece on New York City's public housing projects called 'The Land That Time And Money Forgot.' You're probably asking yourself, how...
View ArticleFor The Record, Lloyd Blankfein Says He's Not A Socialist
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein spoke at a sold-out breakfast at the Canadian Club of Toronto yesterday. We've transcribed an excerpt from Blankfein's conversation with Royal Bank of Canada's CEO...
View ArticleMeet The Wives Of Wall Street
We feel like we know Louis Bacon, Steve Schwarzman and Jamie Dimon to a certain extent because we read about them in the news all the time. But we really don't know much about their wives at all, and...
View ArticleLloyd Blankfein Get Harsh On Politicians Handling Fiscal Cliff
Lloyd Blankfein is clearly tired of everyone in Washington kicking the can down the road when it comes to the fiscal cliff. CNN has a clip of him getting a little heated about it during the Clinton...
View ArticleThis Is How You Know Wall Street CEOs Are Dead Serious About Avoiding The...
The hour when the U.S. tips over the fiscal cliff is getting closer. Meanwhile, politicians are focused on election day. Wall Street was worried, now it's terrified. According to Politico, Wall Street...
View ArticleGOLDMAN SACHS: Here's Proof That We Don't Call Clients 'Muppets'
Goldman Sachs's investigation into a former employee's allegations that the bank's culture is "toxic" has not found evidence to support the claims. The bank's investigation has shared its findings...
View ArticleGoldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Was Just On CNBC
Lately, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein has been talking to the media... a lot. Most of what he's been talking about has to do with the precarious situation our economy is facing — the fiscal cliff....
View ArticleLloyd Blankfein Is Not Really Concerned About Greg Smith's Upcoming Tell-All...
Goldman Sachs' CEO Lloyd Blankfein is not really concerned about Greg Smith's upcoming tell-all book, he said on CNBC in an interview with Steve Liesman. In case you need a refresher, Smith is the...
View ArticleGreg Smith Once Saw Lloyd Blankfein Naked, 'Air-Drying'
The Wall Street Journal's Liz Rappaport has a terrifying scoop: former Goldman Sachs employee Greg Smith claims in his book he saw CEO Lloyd Blankfein naked. The book will not hit bookstores for...
View ArticleLloyd Blankfein Just Talked About Greg Smith's Book For The First Time Since...
Lloyd Blankfein was just on CNBC talking start-ups — definitely a positive topic in our current dreary economic climate — so host Carlos Quintanilla just had to bring up the elephant in the room. Greg...
View ArticleHuge Delay At Voting Location Causes Lloyd Blankfein To Leave Before Polls Open
It's election day and Reuters is reporting that voters in New Jersey and New York are facing long lines and confusion following Superstorm Sandy. Even Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein couldn't wait...
View ArticleLloyd Blankfein Spent His Saturday Helping Hurricane Sandy Victims
Following Hurricane Sandy, Goldman Sachs pledged $10 million in relief funds consisting of a $5 million donation to clean up and recovery efforts and $5 million in loans to small businesses impacted...
View ArticleA Very Small Number Of People Will Be Making Partner At Goldman Tomorrow
Reuters' Lauren Tara LaCapra reports that Goldman Sachs will name its newest partners tomorrow morning.However, the bank is expected to name the smallest partner class since going public in 1999. In...
View ArticleA Small Group Of Goldmanites Are About To Experience A Life-Changing Event —...
Tomorrow Goldman Sachs will tap its next "partnership managing director" class. The bank is expected to pick around 70 new partners, according to the Wall Street Journal. That's significantly lower...
View ArticleGoldman Partners To Be Revealed Any Minute Now...
It's partner day at Goldman Sachs! This morning, the bank is expected to tap 70 new "partnership managing directors", according to the Wall Street Journal. That's a much smaller class compared to the...
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