Jul 16 Watch Was Record Settlement Against Goldman Sachs a Good Deal for Company? Accused by the Securities Exchange Commission of civil fraud, Wall Street behemoth Goldman Sachs agreed this week to a record $550 million settlement, but did not admit to or deny the SEC's allegations. Jeffrey Brown speaks with experts about whether… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch News Wrap: Goldman Sachs Agrees to Settle Civil Fraud Charges In other news Thursday, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs agreed to pay $550 million to settle civil fraud charges brought by the SEC. Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch Early Morning Compromises in Congress Advance Wall Street Reforms Early Friday, the House and Senate reached an agreement on a set of Wall Street reforms after a marathon session. Jeffrey Brown talks to Nomi Prins, former managing director at Goldman Sachs, and Douglas Elliot, former investment banker for JPMorgan,… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch News Wrap: Goldman Sachs Faces Criminal Probe In other news Friday, the federal government began a criminal probe into financial firm Goldman Sachs, following the civil charges launched by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The government also reported that consumer spending helped lift the economy last quarter,… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Goldman Sachs Denies Misleading Investors in Senate Committee Hearing Goldman Sachs executives testified before a Senate committee about whether it used a large hedge fund to bet against the complex financial instruments it was marketing to investors. Jeffrey Brown gets two views on the hearings from financial writers Roger… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Senators Vilify Goldman Sachs, But Executives Deny Wrongdoing Executives of Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs defended their conduct before and during the financial crisis, as senators on both sides of the aisle accused the investment firm of wreaking havoc on the economy. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch Goldman Sachs E-Mails May Fuel Senate Hearing Newly released e-mails from Goldman Sachs executives reveal new information about what the company may have known as the housing market fell. Ray Suarez talks to a New York Times reporter about the e-mails and Tuesday's Senate hearings. Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch Financial Reform Gets Bipartisan Boost in Derivatives Rule Vote Lawmakers moved closer to passing sweeping reform of the financial system as a Senate panel approved new regulations for the complex derivatives market with the backing of GOP Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa. Jeffrey Brown talks to experts about derivatives… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Fraud Charges Feed Financial Reform Debate With the SEC filing a civil charge against Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs, accusing it of defrauding investors, Jeffrey Brown speaks with University of Maryland law professor Michael Greenberger and attorney John Singer about the fallout for the firm and… Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch Goldman Sachs Could Face Sanctions, Fines After SEC Fraud Charge The SEC charged powerful investment bank Goldman Sachs with defrauding investors in the runup to the subprime mortgage crisis. Jim Lehrer talks to a Washington Post reporter about the charges. Continue watching