Goldman Sachs News

London - Two foreign companies who trade in the UK have been in the spotlight this week. The companies involved are Amazon and Goldman Sachs. So first the tale of Amazon and its corporation tax liabilities in the UK, or rather its lack of them.

London - Goldman Sachs in the UK has sparked media controversy following news that the bank is planning to delay bonuses of £8.3 billion awarded for 2010 and 2011 to take advantage of the five percent cut in tax rate for top earners to be introduced 6 April.

Four years have passed since we experienced the economic near-collapse of our economy, and for four years we have also witnessed complete and utter failure in the administration of justice.

New York - Goldman Sachs may not be completely satisfied with Tim Hortons's Double-Double coffee. The investment firm downgraded the company's rating amid moderate same-store sales (SSS) and the decline in restaurant traffic.

Tripoli - Goldman Sachs is being investigated by the Libyan Sovereign Wealth Fund over huge losses Libya incurred when GS and Societe Generale managed funds on behalf of Muammar Gaddafi.

Some major banks will find funding more expensive as a result of their credit ratings being cut by Moody's Investors Services.

Sydney - Retiring Goldman Sachs exec Greg Smith hasn’t been too retiring about his former workplace culture. He’s had a lot to say, and the result has been a combination of denial, fury and genuine disgust.

New York - Greg Smith, a Goldman Sachs executive director responsible for the U.S./Americas equity derivatives business in Europe, has resigned from the Wall Street titan. Smith, who published an op-ed piece, harshly criticized his former employer.

You wouldn’t wear a pair of shoes that were too tight, or a pair of pants that were two sizes too big. That’s why self-styled "Condom Revolutionary" Joe Nelson founded TheyFit, a company with a line of custom condoms that come in 95 unique sizes.

Washington - WikiLeaks has announced the release of more than 5 million emails, called “The Global Intelligence Files,” and includes communications from the American-based intelligence analyst group Stratfor and its “web of informers.”