Read more investment banks stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26366/investment-banks.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:46:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73560/goldmans-blankfein-is-doing-gods-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLloyd Blankfein likes to say he's "attained perfection," a plausible-sounding assertion now that Goldman Sachs has repaid its TARP funds and is dishing out mammoth bonuses. "I don’t want to put a cap on their ambition," the CEO says of his employees. "It’s hard for me to argue for a...http://www.newser.com/story/73560/goldmans-blankfein-is-doing-gods-work.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 14:34:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69148/mack-steps-down-as-morgan-stanley-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn Mack is stepping down after 4 years as CEO of Morgan Stanley, the bank that nearly succumbed at the height of the financial crisis. Morgan Stanley has seen its reputation suffer in recent years after ill-advised moves into real-estate-backed assets that cost the bank billions, raising questions about Mack's...http://www.newser.com/story/69148/mack-steps-down-as-morgan-stanley-ceo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 5:52:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69026/goldman-ceo-populist-rage-appropriate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe CEO of Goldman Sachs joined the debate over executive compensation yesterday, telling a conference in Frankfurt that public anger was "understandable and appropriate" for money-losing institutions who hand out fat bonuses. But, notes the Wall Street Journal, Lloyd Blankfein stopped short of criticizing his own firm, and spoke from...http://www.newser.com/story/69026/goldman-ceo-populist-rage-appropriate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 1:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68780/bankrupt-lehman-stock-booms-in-long-shot-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere's a stock tip for you: Lehman Brothers. No, really—the busted financial giant, which had been trading at less than 5 cents a share, peaked at 32 cents last week, with volume hitting 100 million shares in late August after sitting at virtually zero most of the year. The...http://www.newser.com/story/68780/bankrupt-lehman-stock-booms-in-long-shot-trading.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 7:36:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66282/goldman-analyst-bullish-on-stocks-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA top Goldman Sachs forecaster predicts the recovery in stocks that began in March should hold, Reuters reports. The S&P 500 could rise as much as 10% from its current level to top 1,050-1,100, says Abby Joseph Cohen, the chief of Goldman’s investment policy committee. "We do think...http://www.newser.com/story/66282/goldman-analyst-bullish-on-stocks-recovery.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 17:22:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64533/jpmorgan-profit-jumps-36-defying-expectations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJPMorgan Chase, the largest bank to repay TARP money, posted second-quarter earnings of $2.7 billion—smashing analysts' predictions with a 36% increase in profit. The bank became America's second-largest after hoovering up Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, and like Goldman Sachs it has used a boom in investment banking...http://www.newser.com/story/64533/jpmorgan-profit-jumps-36-defying-expectations.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 16 Jul 2009 7:00:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64414/be-very-afraid-goldman-sachs-is-smiling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoldman Sachs is back in the black, with trading and stock underwriting revenues at an all-time high—and that should scare you, former Clinton cabinet member Robert Reich writes in Salon. While Goldman's earnings may signal that the current crisis is abating, the bank hasn't modified high-risk strategies that forced...http://www.newser.com/story/64414/be-very-afraid-goldman-sachs-is-smiling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 15 Jul 2009 7:41:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62483/goldman-readies-record-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA wildly successful first half is pointing to the best year ever for Goldman Sachs, and that means record staff bonuses in the midst of the recession, the Guardian reports. Revenues have soared at the bank, which now has little competition; it promised in April that half of its nearly...http://www.newser.com/story/62483/goldman-readies-record-bonuses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 8:07:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58217/top-subprime-lenders-owned-by-bailout-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome 21 of the top 25 subprime lenders that triggered the global economic collapse were either owned or financed by banks that ended up needing bailouts, an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity finds. Among the backers, who make huge profits on the subprime business, were Lehman Brothers, Merrill...http://www.newser.com/story/58217/top-subprime-lenders-owned-by-bailout-banks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 9:28:53 CDT