The Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs has announced a 90 percent increase in quarterly profits. On Tuesday, Goldman posted a $3.5 billion profit for the first quarter and said it’s setting aside over $5 billion in employee compensation. Meanwhile, regulators in Britain have opened a formal investigation of Goldman for selling a mortgage investment that was established to fail. The Securities and Exchange Commission brought a civil suit accusing Goldman of securities fraud in the case last week.
Goldman Profits Increase; UK Regulators Open Probe
HeadlineApr 21, 2010