Goldman Sachs

Shawn Baldwin from CMG discussing finance with David Solomon, Head of Investment Banking Goldman Sachs at the Global 50

Shawn Baldwin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:49:54 -0400

Nike at CGI: Helping Girls and Women Achieve their Potential and Change the World

Alice Korngold — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:47:17 -0400

I have admired Maria Eitel since I met and interviewed her at last year's CGI. Talking with her again this year reminded me why. Imagine that just a few years ago, she was asked to create a purpose and a plan for the Nike Foundation. What she presented to the Nike Board of Directors was The Girl Effect-- the idea that when you invest in girls, you change the world.

Goldman Sachs at CGI: Women Offer the "Highest ROI"

Alice Korngold — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:55:25 -0400

That's what Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS), told us today. That providing business and management education to women in developing and emerging economies meets a "great need" for "enormous [investment] returns" and provides a "wide open area for us [GS] to go." The firm's goal of helping 10,000 women is just the beginning, he says.

Happy Birthday Warren Buffett!

Clay Dillow — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:00:49 -0400

The Oracle of Omaha turns 79 today, but he’s not slowing down. Though an economy like this one hurts everyone, Buffett’s done quite well following his own oft-repeated advice: “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.” Case in point: In September, when the wheels were really coming off this economy, Buffett dodged the thousands jumping ship at Goldman Sachs to climb aboard the listing investment bank. To date, that deal has turned a $2 billion profit on paper.

Goldman's Trading Formulae Leaked by Quant Spy

Chris Dannen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:44:27 -0400

Star bank holding firm Goldman Sachs has been getting its fair share of antipathy this month. First it was Rolling Stone's polemic against the bank; then it was BusinessWeek's sobering review of how the 140-year-old firm will be profiting from the government-approved scuttling of its major rival, Lehman Brothers, and profiting despite the recession.

Questions for Dambisa Moyo

Jeff Chu — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:31:24 -0400

We asked some of our friends on Twitter to submit questions for Goldman alumna and development-economics star Dambisa Moyo. (Thanks to @wiwibloggs, @sinatraj, @socialentrprnr, @ellmcgirt, and @rebekahco for their submissions.) Moyo declined, by the way, to answer a question about her views on Madonna's attempt to adopt another Malawian baby. But here's an edited transcript of the rest of her responses on topics ranging from the bond markets to the problem with Pepfar, the U.S. government's major but controversial effort to battle AIDS in Africa.

Worst Trading Day Since 9/11, Tech Stocks Take Cover

Chris Dannen — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:21:46 -0400

The foundering of several bedrock financial companies helped create a perfect storm today, spurring to one of the worst trading days in nearly a decade. The tech sector didn't escape the catastrophe, but fared more buoyantly than almost all others, closing the day with some big news of its own.

Is EDS another Compaq?

Francis McInerney — Wed, 14 May 2008 20:38:01 -0400