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Goldman Sachs has reported its second rise in quarterly profit in a row after four quarters of decline

Goldman Sachs profit jumps 58% on trading revenues

Goldman Sachs Group has today reported a 57.9% rise in quarterly profit as trading revenue surged.

Goldman Sachs reports 78% jump in quarterly profit

Goldman Sachs' second quarter profit jumps 78%

Goldman Sachs' quarterly profit jumped 78%, handily beating market expectations, as the Wall Street bank earned more from bond trading and its expenses fell.

Business • 19 Jul 16

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein saw his first salary decrease in four years last year

Goldman Sachs shareholders approve CEO's pay plan

More than three-fifths of Goldman Sachs Group's shareholders today voted in favour of executive pay plans at the bank's annual meeting in its Jersey City offices.

Business • 24 May 16

Nigeria's oil output has fallen to its lowest in decades after several acts of sabotage

Oil prices hit six-month high over supply worries

Oil prices hit six-month highs today on worries about supply outages in Nigeria and Venezuela and as long-time bear Goldman Sachs sounded more positive on the market, although a stockpile build at the US storage hub for crude futures pared gains.

Business • 16 May 16

Goldman Sachs is the last of the big US banks to release first-quarter results

Goldman Sachs's Q1 income slumps by 56%

Goldman Sachs Group's quarterly profit fell by more than half and revenue slumped to its lowest in over four years as market volatility hit its bond trading and investment banking businesses.

Business • 19 Apr 16

Goldman Sachs is the last of the big US banks to release fourth-quarter earnings

Goldman profit slumps after huge settlement

Goldman Sachs Group's profit slumped for the third quarter in a row as a $5 billion settlement of crisis-era legal claims ate into earnings in a tumultuous three months.

Business • 20 Jan 16

Goldman Sachs results reflect renewed concerns about the world economy

Goldman Sachs earnings fall on equity drop

Goldman Sachs reported lower third-quarter earnings today due to weakness in some trading divisions and the hit to the company's equity holdings from the stock market pullback.

Business • 15 Oct 15

Goldman Sach is often at the forefront when it comes to Wall Street's presence on social media

Goldman to release results on website - source

Goldman Sachs will release its third-quarter results next week through its website and Twitter, and not through US newswire service BusinessWire.

Business • 09 Oct 15

Lloyd Blankfein is set to undergo treatment in New York over the coming months

Goldman Sachs CEO to be treated for lymphoma

Goldman Sachs Group Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein has said he has a "highly curable" form of lymphoma, and would be able to work substantially as normal during treatment.

Business • 22 Sep 15

Lloyds Banking Group said the majority of the total portfolio was impaired

Lloyds sells Irish portfolio to consortium

Britain’s Lloyds Banking Group has sold a portfolio of Irish commercial loans to a consortium, including Goldman Sachs and Bank of Ireland, for a total €1.2 billion.

Business • 30 Jul 15

Earnings between April and June 2015 were down 67% for the same period a year ago

Goldman Sachs reports big drop in Q2 earnings

Goldman Sachs has reported a big drop in second-quarter earnings today on mixed results in operations and a large jump in legal and regulatory costs.

Business • 16 Jul 15

Goldman Sachs' first quarter profits soar on the back of big gains from trading bonds and currencies

Goldman Sachs reports 41% jump in Q1 profits

Goldman Sachs Group reported its best quarterly profit in five years today.

Business • 16 Apr 15

Goldman Sachs predicts the euro will fall through parity with the dollar within a year

Goldman cuts its euro forecasts

US investment bank Goldman Sachs today cut its forecasts for the euro.

Business • 13 Mar 15

Bank of Ireland said the acquisition would boost its position in the business and agriculture sectors

BoI, Goldman to acquire Danske Bank portfolio

Bank of Ireland and Goldman Sachs are to buy a portfolio of commercial loans valued at €540m from Danske Bank.

Business • 05 Feb 15

Quarterly earnings at the US investment bank were $2.17 billion, down 7.1% from last year

Goldman Sachs earnings hit by weak trading

Goldman Sachs today reported a dip in quarterly profits as a weak performance in bond trading and some other segments offset lower expenses.

Business • 16 Jan 15

World oil prices down at 2009 lows but OPEC won't cut output to support prices

OPEC won't back down, as oil prices plunge

OPEC will not cut its oil output to support prices but expects higher-cost producers to do so, the United Arab Emirates energy minister insisted today.

Business • 13 Jan 15

Goldman Sachs' revenues from financial advisory services rose on the back of increased M&A activity

Goldman Sachs' quarterly earnings jump 50%

US investment bank Goldman Sachs has announced a big increase in quarterly earnings thanks to robust merger advising activity and higher trading revenues.

Business • 16 Oct 14

Earnings at Goldman Sachs rose to $1.95 billion in Q2.

Goldman earnings rise in second quarter

Goldman Sachs reported a slight bump in second-quarter earnings as strong results in underwriting and its own investments offset a hit from lower trading fees for clients.

Business • 15 Jul 14

Eircom has restructured large parts of its debt since exiting an examinership in 2012

Eircom appoints firms to explore new flotation

Eircom has appointed Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to explore the possibility of a return to the stock market.

Business • 29 Apr 14

Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd C Blankfein described Q4 as 'a somewhat challenging environment'

Goldman Sachs profit hit by lower bond revenue

Goldman Sachs today reported a 21% drop in quarterly profit as revenue from fixed-income trading fell.

Business • 16 Jan 14

Wall Street bank had cut wages and expenses during the third quarter

Goldman Sachs' quarterly profit falls 20%

Goldman Sachs today said its third-quarter revenue plunged 20%, hurt by weak mortgage and bond-trading results.

Business • 17 Oct 13

Goldman Sachs to continue to focus on cutting costs

Goldman Sachs' Q1 earnings up 5%

Goldman Sachs reported first-quarter results that beat analysts' forecasts thanks to a pickup in stock and bond underwriting.

Business • 16 Apr 13

The bank said letting the decision stand could cost tens of billions of dollars

Goldman Sachs told to defend against class action

Goldman Sachs Group Inc has suffered a defeat as the US Supreme Court let stand a decision forcing it to defend against a class action lawsuit claiming it misled investors about the risks associated with mortgage securities.

Business • 18 Mar 13

Fourth quarter revenues at Goldman Sachs jump 53%

Goldman Sachs earnings surge on investment banking

Goldman Sachs' earnings almost tripled in the fourth quarter, easily beating analysts' estimates, as investment banking revenues surged.

Business • 16 Jan 13

Bank of England boss Mervyn King had said bonus plan delay was ''clumsy and lacking in care''

Goldman cedes to pressure to scrap bonus delays

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said it was "depressing" that banks like Goldman Sachs were planning to delay paying bonuses this year until after a drop in UK income tax rates.

Business • 15 Jan 13