Investment News

Warren Watch: Short-term stock prices

20:04:24 | 04/07/2010 - Source: Omaha World-Herald

Let's talk short-term Berkshire Hathaway Inc. stock prices, as long as Warren Buffett won't. This discussion has some longer-term aspects, too, thanks to a new report on Berkshire by Goldman Sachs analysts who recommend buying shares of the Omaha-based investment company.

Genentech culture intact after Roche takeover

11:55:15 | 04/07/2010 - Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Turns out his Roche colleagues on the stage, led by Chief Executive Officer Severin Schwan, didn't want him to look out of place so they ditched theirs.

Most Read on Bloomberg: Global Stocks Slide, Wall Street Hires, ECB Lends

07:55:38 | 04/07/2010 - Source: Bloomberg

Stocks sank from Shanghai to New York, with the MSCI World Index losing the most in 14 months, and two-year Treasury yields slid to a record low on concern over weakening growth in China and a slump in U.S. consumer confidence.

Goldman Sachs warns on global economic slowdown

03:51:04 | 04/07/2010 - Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Fresh fears over a global economic slowdown were raised on Saturday after Goldman Sachs' chief economist warned that data from China and the US revealed that any recovery was facing a "challenging period" and that evidence from America was "troubling". By Jonathan Russell and Angela Monaghan Published: 9:17PM BST 03 Jul 2010 As Britain enters a ...

1bn deal for Ontex - Europe's largest nappy maker

23:31:26 | 03/07/2010 - Source: Telegraph.co.uk

US buy-out house TPG has teamed up with investment bank Goldman Sachs to buy Ontex, producers of 60pc of the non-label nappy market in Europe Photo: Getty Images The American buy-out house has teamed up with the US investment bankto snap up Ontex in a deal expected to be announced as early as this week.

Even Gary Cohn Doesn't Understand Goldman-AIG Deals

19:26:58 | 03/07/2010 - Source: TheStreet.com

You know how when an argument drags on for a while, you sometimes forget what you're arguing about? Sometimes I feel that's how it is with the case of Goldman Sachs versus America.

The Man Who Would Convict Goldman Sachs

15:22:15 | 03/07/2010 - Source: MSNBC

A prosecutor best known for putting terrorists behind bars is about to take on one of the biggest challenges of his career - proving Goldman Sachs committed fraud.

CIBC's Shenfeld Says U.S. Economic Growth `Below Trend': Video

11:07:41 | 03/07/2010 - Source: ClipSyndicate

July 2 -- Avery Shenfeld, chief economist at CIBC World Markets, talks with Bloomberg's Julie Hyman and Lori Rothman about the outlook for the U.S. economy and the June employment report.

Global underwriting activity slips: Thomson Reuters

06:58:04 | 03/07/2010 - Source: Investment Executive

The global underwriting business slumped a bit in the first half of 2010, according to the latest data from Thomson Reuters.

CLSA rated best analyst among foreig...

02:43:25 | 03/07/2010 - Source: Korea Herald

News CLSA rated best analyst among foreign brokerages 2010-07-02 17:07 Korean asset managers picked Hong Kong-based CLSA as the best foreign brokerage in terms of Korean market analysis.

GM to file mid-August IPO: sources

22:23:49 | 02/07/2010 - Source: WFAT-FM Portage

General Motors Co plans to file its initial public offering in mid-August, sources familiar with the situation said on Friday.

Goldman Refuses to Reveal Derivs Data

20:14:05 | 02/07/2010 - Source: Institutional Investor

The bank has no way of separating out its derivatives data from trading in cash securities, said Goldman CFO, David Viniar .

Even in Monaco, the well-heeled feel crisis pinch

16:09:28 | 02/07/2010 - Source: MarketWatch

Before the global financial crisis, locals say a penthouse owner in Monaco with a choice view of the Grand Prix Formula One race could command five months rent just by subletting it to a visitor eager to watch the popular one-day auto race each spring.

At a Glance: Paterson rethinks plan to tax hedge-fund managers

11:49:57 | 02/07/2010 - Source: Connecticut Post

New York Gov. David Paterson is retreating from a plan to tax hedge-fund managers who commute into the state, which was projected to raise $50 million a year to help balance an overdue budget.

Investors Balk at Plan for Financial Center in Moscow

07:45:25 | 02/07/2010 - Source: The St. Petersburg Times

President Dmitry Medvedev's goal of making Moscow a global financial hub will take decades to realize as investors balk at a history of corruption and weak property rights, researchers at two top business schools said.