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Entries Tagged as 'Goldman Sachs'

Bush goes begging once again to no avail

May 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Bush went begging again in the Middle East and came back red faced and empty handed. Neither the Saudi King or the Iranian Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari were moved by the plight of the American president when he asked OPEC to step up production.
The OPEC members are currently utilizing their full capacity and are […]

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Tags: Global economy · Oil imports · Energy · Empire · Iran · Goldman Sachs · Politics

Grapes of Wrath redux

March 8th, 2008 · No Comments


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Tags: Global economy · Goldman Sachs · 2008

How Goldman Sachs made billions betting against mortgages

December 16th, 2007 · No Comments

You know what they say, ‘one man’s loss is another man’s gain’, well that certainly is true with regard to the subprime mortgage meltdown. Canny trader’s working for Goldman Sachs bet against lenders and won to the tune of $4 billion.
House prices are crumbling on both sides of the Atlantic, growing numbers of homeowners […]

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Tags: Goldman Sachs · Sustainability