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"Il Polpo Goldman"

Do Fascism and Wall street Investment Banks have something in common ? Depending on your definition of fascism, they do. And if fascism is defined as "when big money meets big government", Goldman Sachs comes close. And pretty soon, it might even have a European angle as well.

Written by Christof Govaerts
On February 14, 2011
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Pictures of the week: Goldman on the Hill

* Blankfein (Goldman Sachs) defends speculation as helping investors to hedge risks* Senator says: this is like gambling , it has nothing to do with farmers trying to hedge insecurity Bottom line: Wall Street is worse than Vegas: * the bookies are betting against their own house * they bet against their own ...

Written by Geert Noels
On April 30, 2010
Tags : Financial Institutions

"The FT is a part of the problem"

The business newspaper Financial Times has chosen Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, as Person of the Year : For all of these reasons, both positive and negative, the Financial Times has chosen Lloyd Blankfein as its Person of the Year. His job and his personality have made him the public face of Wall ...

Written by Geert Noels
On December 30, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

History will judge about Goldman

One day we will know the truth about all the bailouts. The fall of Lehman, the rescue of AIG and the role of the Fed an especially Goldman Sachs. Below a short version of what could have been the scenario and the hidden agenda...

Written by Geert Noels
On November 24, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

Naked short-selling and the fall of Bear Stearns

Er is een reden waarom een muziekblad zoals Rolling Stone en niet The Wall street Journal - om er maar één te noemen - tracht dieper te graven in de financieel-economische crisis en de rol van Wall Street firms en de centrale bank. In de afgelopen weken heeft Rolling Stone een aantal artikels uitgebracht die de vinger leggen op een ...

Written by Geert Noels
On November 20, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

"Godsman Sachs"

When I read this Reuters' news story , I thougt it was a joke: (full interview here , thanks lvb) LONDON (Reuters) - The chief executive of Goldman Sachs, which has attracted widespread media attention over the size of its staff bonuses, believes banks serve a social purpose and are doing "God's ...

Written by Geert Noels
On November 08, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

Eén jaar na Lehman: sommige banken nog groter, en onfeilbaar...

In de New York Times staat een erg knappe "infographic". Met bewegende blokken wordt getoond hoe de Amerikaanse financiële sector implodeerde, en vervolgens opnieuw tot leven kwam.

Written by Geert Noels
On September 13, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

4 demographic trends for the 21st century

One day after posting an extract of a critical book on Goldman Sachs, we stumbled upon a very "Econoshock"-like research report from Goldman. The title " four demographic trends that will shape the 21st Century" sounds very Econoshock. Trend #1 : the fledgling recovery in advanced economy birth ratesTrend #2 : ...

Written by Geert Noels
On June 26, 2009
Tags : Demographic

Goldman Sachs: the bubble machine

Before we forget, Abby Cohen (one of the greatest bubble cheerleaders) has been working for this company. Taibbi-Goldman-Sachs

Written by Geert Noels
On June 24, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

Green shoots or traffic jams?

Are banks turning the corner ? Or even better: is the economy turning a corner ? Results of Goldman Sachs seem to feed some optimism, as do some economic indicators. And isn't the stock market rebounding lately? Aren't we told that equity markets are the best leading indicators? Let's start with Goldman. This bank has been a ...

Written by Geert Noels
On April 14, 2009
Tags : Financial Institutions

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