Comments on: Goldman: $2 Billion Loss for Q3 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/goldman-2-billion-loss-for-q3/ Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:46:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: I-Man http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/goldman-2-billion-loss-for-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-130059 I-Man Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:13:02 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11585#comment-130059 I wonder if these are the very same "industry insiders" that expressed their view that things were just dandy at GS in late August/early September... Or the same "industry insiders" that claimed LEH would never go under... In any case, it looks like ole Lloyd might come out with the "kitchen sink" quarter a la Thain. I wonder if these are the very same “industry insiders” that expressed their view that things were just dandy at GS in late August/early September…

Or the same “industry insiders” that claimed LEH would never go under…

In any case, it looks like ole Lloyd might come out with the “kitchen sink” quarter a la Thain.

]]> By: VennData http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/goldman-2-billion-loss-for-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-130058 VennData Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:09:09 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11585#comment-130058 The Smart Money. By becoming a bank, GS – given the huge drop in their stock - is following that famous quip of Will Rogers who - I think - said, "I’m not interested in the return on my capital, but in the directions to the Capitol." The Smart Money.

By becoming a bank, GS – given the huge drop in their stock – is following that famous quip of Will Rogers who – I think – said, “I’m not interested in the return on my capital, but in the directions to the Capitol.”

]]> By: dead hobo http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2008/12/goldman-2-billion-loss-for-q3/comment-page-1/#comment-130047 dead hobo Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:33:18 +0000 http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/?p=11585#comment-130047 Maybe a GS analyst should write a memo that says GS stock is still a good investment and should rise to $200 real soon. Henk Henk Henk! Maybe a GS analyst should write a memo that says GS stock is still a good investment and should rise to $200 real soon. Henk Henk Henk!

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