Goldman Sachs Will Likely Record Second Loss Ever

Tuesday, October 11, 2011


Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) will likely record a loss in the third quarter, only the second quarterly loss in the Wall Street titan's history, hurt by weakness across trading and investment banking, equity market declines and wider credit spreads during the period, Citigroup said.
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