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Goldman Employees To Take Out The Trash
Nov 20, 2009, 4:52pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Alright people. This is it. If the sight of Goldman Sachs employees voluntarily handling garbage doesn't stop the hate, they're going to have to go to DEFCON 1: blow job booth, manned by Blankfein. The Salvation Army plans to serve...
Divine Sanction For Goldman's New MDs (Update)
Nov 19, 2009, 1:19pm
Posted by Jon Shazar
The ranks of the elect are growing: Goldman Sachs has named 272 new managing directors. Apotheosis for God's chosen few is scheduled for New Year's Day. Thereafter, it's all milk, honey and million-dollar bonuses, but they've earned it, so sayeth...
Charlie Gasparino Has A Suggestion For Lloyd Blankfein
Nov 18, 2009, 3:37pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Charlie Gasparino called Lloyd Blankfein a "twerp with half a nut" the other night and if you thought that was just CG being affectionate, you thought wrong. Chaz is sick of "this guy." He's sick of his charitable contributions, he's...
Does Lloyd Blankfein Need To Apologize To His Own Employees?
Nov 18, 2009, 12:19pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As you're aware, Lloyd Blankfein apologized yesterday for "participating in things that were clearly wrong," because Goldman is "very concerned" about its reputation, and who doesn't love a good "Sorry, I was wrong," particularly done in public to up the...
Maybe Citi Doesn't Suck So Much
Nov 16, 2009, 12:17pm
Posted by Jon Shazar
It's been a pretty rough couple of years for Citigroup. But a couple of the world's biggest hedge fund managers seem to think Vikram and Co. have something going. Paulson & Co. bought up a $1.2 billion stake in Citi...
Goldman Sachs Officially Cancels Christmas This Year
Nov 13, 2009, 10:35am
Posted by Bess Levin
Given that the bank is flush with cash and doesn't much care what the public thinks of them (except when it comes to kittens), this obviously has nothing to do with fear of populist outcry or certain pissant Rolling Stone...
Warren Buffett Makes Pit-Stop At God's Workshop, Offers Pick Me Up
Nov 12, 2009, 12:47pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As you're aware, Warren Buffett is in the city to talk to the youngsters at Columbia's b-school, and to check out Becky Quick's rack. He got in early yesterday though, and hand some time his hands. After spending the morning...
Goldman Sachs Does Fast Damage Control On Cat Story-- What Else Can We Get Them To Do?
Nov 12, 2009, 12:30pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Earlier this morning, a report came out that Goldman Sachs, after promising to pay the vet bills and find homes for five kittens discovered on the site of their new headquarters this past August, had neither paid the bills nor...
Goldman Sachs Stiffs Kittens
Nov 12, 2009, 11:37am
Posted by Bess Levin
Goldman Sachs has gone on record to say that contrary to popular belief, the bank does not start each morning by clubbing baby seals in the basement of 85 Broad. Today the progress God's workers made ingratiating themselves to the...
God's Minions Work Harder, Faster, Smarter Than Everyone Else
Nov 11, 2009, 10:05am
Posted by Bess Levin
So it makes sense that they should be compensated accordingly. Not sure why this needs to be reiterated but for those of you who just don't get it: "I often hear references to higher compensation at Goldman," said Mr Blankfein...
God's Minions Hard At Work At 85 Broad
Nov 10, 2009, 10:36am
Posted by Bess Levin
Yesterday Lloyd Blankfein finally came clean to us re: who he works for. And I bet a lot of you probably then made what you thought was the logical conclusion that LB and his people were set for life, what...
Does Congress Hate God?
Nov 09, 2009, 5:07pm
Posted by Bess Levin
By the transitive property, yes: The prospect of Goldman Sachs benefiting from Fannie Mae's tax credits was politically unpalatable, said Paul Miller, a bank analyst with FBR Capital Markets in Arlington, Virginia "Every politician on Capitol Hill right now hates...
Goldman Sachs: You Think God Would Let 'Egomaniacs' Work Here?
Nov 09, 2009, 12:52pm
Posted by Bess Levin
By now you've likely heard the news: you can no longer say that Goldman Sachs is evil, because Lloyd Blankfein and Co. are merely doing the big guy's bidding. Actually, that's not true: you can call the Masters of the...
Goldman Sachs Employees Will Have Their Festivus Whether Lloyd Blankfein Likes It Or Not!
Oct 30, 2009, 4:34pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Unlike Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs is yet to give official word whether or not their annual Hannukah Hoedown will be happening this year. Obviously they've got the cash on hand to throw the thing, but wouldn't want to give certain...
Does Lloyd Blankfein Let His Clothes Talk For Him?
Oct 27, 2009, 11:07am
Posted by Bess Levin
According to the Financial Times, yes, and they're the secret to Goldman's success. Unexplored: whether or not the firm would be where it is today if the once "ostentatious and inappropriate dresser" had continued to let his freak-flag fly. Blankfein...
Neel Kashkari Has A Message For Lloyd Blankfein: YOU LIE!
Oct 26, 2009, 10:00am
Posted by Bess Levin
What has Neel Kashkari been up to lately? Chopping wood, mostly, in attempt to "decompress" from the stress of last year, up at a "secluded mountain cabin" in California. Getting away from it all has helped Hank Paulson's little buddy...
Investment Banking Self-Defense On The Strip
Oct 23, 2009, 4:10pm
Posted by Bess Levin
Have you ever wanted to learn how to kill a person with your bare hands, as a matter of self-defense or just cause? Are you going to be in Vegas the weekend of the 14th? I am and I thought...
Is This Glenn Schorr's Submission For Goldman's New Ad Campaign?
Oct 15, 2009, 9:22am
Posted by Bess Levin
"I know you guys are busy servicing the heck out of your clients."...
Goldman Sachs: We're Gonna Give Til It Hurts
Oct 15, 2009, 9:15am
Posted by Bess Levin
But not to ourselves! Comp is down, sort of!...
Lloyd Blankfein: Goldman Sachs Was Never At Risk To Fail Except For When It Was, Which Would Explain The Screaming And Crying Coming From My Office
Oct 12, 2009, 10:15am
Posted by Bess Levin
The Journal ran an interview with Holman Jenkins and Lloyd Blankfein over the weekend on a variety of topics including whether or not the bank will pay out huge bonuses this year despite populist bitching (yes), if Goldman got any...
