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Goldman Sachs: Regulations to hit hard?

So what is Goldman Sachs' biggest headache right now? According to Fox Business News , it's not the 50 to 75 pieces of hate mail that CEO Lloyd Blankfein sometimes receives in a single day. The lack of love from regulators is much more pressing problem. A big question mark hanging over the

PR head parodied on Twitter, Goldman mulls new moves

It is never a good sign when your PR becomes the story. When your PR guy starts getting lampooned, it's an even worse sign.  Unfortunately for Goldman Sachs ( GS ), their head of PR ( PR news), Lucas Van Praag , who has generated a tsunami of coverage as of late, is being parodied

Man in the hot seat: Lucas Van Praag

Inevitably, the PR guy gets blamed. It's incredibly short-sighted in many cases. But when a company gets drubbed in the media the way Goldman Sachs ( GS Goldman Sachs news) has, a drumbeat starts up internally and the target inevitably is the PR guy. You can count on the fact that insiders

Goldman Sachs' PR effort paying off

So how is Goldman Sachs' ( GS ) media work progressing? Well, CEO Lloyd Blankfein is certainly doing its part. "Normally pretty reserved, Mr. Blankfein is on a charm blitz to set the record straight, including interviews, speeches and town halls," reports the Globe and Mail . His recent t

How big will Goldman Sachs' bonuses be?

The Guardian reports that at Goldman Sachs "staff can look forward to the biggest bonus payouts in the firm's 140-year history after a spectacular first half of the year, sparking concern that the big investment banks which survived the credit crunch will derail financial regulation reforms."