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Federal criminal probe into Goldman trading: report

U.S. federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal probe into whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc or its employees committed securities fraud in connection with its mortgage trading, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Thursday.

Goldman, other banks to face munis case

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Goldman Sachs & Co, Citigroup Inc and other high-profile banks must defend against allegations by 15 California cities and counties that they conspired to rig bids for municipal investment contracts and derivatives, a U.S. judge ruled.

Pay czar says pay influenced Goldman's bets

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The Obama administration's pay czar said on Thursday that the lure of fat paychecks influenced Goldman Sachs Group Inc's bets against subprime mortgages before the market collapsed during the financial crisis.
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Goldman set to settle SEC fraud case soon: report

Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the U.S. regulator, the New York Post reported on Thursday, opting to end a legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it received this week.
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Goldman CEO faces blistering attack over ethics

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein faced a blistering cross-examination from U.S. lawmakers over why the investment banks' sales team felt they could sell securities to clients while believing they were crap and betting against them.
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Goldman says not to blame for crisis

Goldman Sachs executives tried to fend off accusations they inflated the housing bubble, sold clients shi**y deals and made billions off the market's collapse, in a high stakes Senate hearing.
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Goldman fends off accusations of exploiting bubble

Lower level Goldman Sachs executives tried to fend off accusations they inflated the housing bubble, sold clients shitty deals and made billions off the market's collapse, in a high stakes Senate hearing.
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Greece woes, Goldman case sink Wall Street

U.S. stocks tumbled on Tuesday as downgrades of Greece and Portugal fueled fear about euro-zone economic stability, and a grilling of Goldman Sachs on Capitol Hill heightened the possibility of financial reform.
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Wall Street falls as euro-zone debt, Goldman weigh

U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday as downgrades of Greek and Portuguese debt reignited fears of defaults in the euro zone, while a grilling for Goldman Sachs on Capitol Hill raised the specter of tough financial reform.
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Senate panel says Goldman boosted housing bubble

Goldman Sachs executives strove to fend off accusations they helped inflate the housing bubble and then made billions off of its collapse, in a high-stakes Senate hearing that shined a harsh spotlight on the powerful investment bank's trading practices.
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Goldman's Tourre: Bank and I didn't mislead anyone

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's Fabrice Tourre, accused of creating a product that led to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission civil fraud lawsuit, on Tuesday denied the regulator's charges and allegations that he or the bank misled investors.
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Markets to open lower on Greece, earnings help Dow

U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Tuesday after Germany demanded new austerity measures from Greece, prompting worries over Greek debt, although strong earnings reports limited losses in the Dow.
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Financial reform bill stumbles in Senate

The most sweeping overhaul of U.S. banking rules since the Great Depression stumbled in the Senate on Monday as Republicans united to prevent action on the bill.
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Goldman shouldn't be judged as evil empire

Goldman Sachs Group Inc will want a judgment based on 'merits and facts' in the fraud case against it rather than popular opinion that it is an 'evil empire', a senior lawyer from the firm that represents it said on Monday.
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E-mail faux pas, like ones in Goldman case, common

Goldman Sach's bond trader Fabrice Tourre has plenty to worry about, being accused of fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission. But his amorous emails made public in the case may have him losing even more sleep at night.
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Blankfein says Goldman didn't bet against clients

Goldman Sachs Group Inc chief executive Lloyd Blankfein, in written testimony prepared for a Senate hearing on Tuesday, said his firm did not have a massive short against the housing market and certainly did not bet against our clients.

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