Goldman Sachs news and trends

Goldman’s Card Balances Up 11% as Management Is ‘Pleased’ With Credit Performance
Earnings // July 15, 2024

Goldman Sachs’ GreenSky sale is in the rearview mirror and its pivot from Main Street banking is ongoing. Its latest earnings results, released Monday (July 15), show that “substantially all” of the Marcus loans were sold a year ago. As PYMNTS reported earlier this year, independent...

Case Against Big Banks Overcharging on Corporate Bonds Revived
Legal // July 02, 2024

A lawsuit accusing 10 banking giants of overcharging investors on corporate bonds has been resurrected. The reason, as Reuters reported Tuesday (July 2), is because the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has overturned the trial judge’s earlier dismissal of the suit, saying...

Half of All Influencers Peak at $15K Per Year
Social Commerce // June 18, 2024

You can make money as a social media influencer. But maybe not enough to get by. A report Monday (June 17) evening by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) examines the hardships facing the people who try to earn a living by posting content on social media....

Stream Innovations Secures Warehouse Facility to Expand Home Improvement Loans
Loans // June 13, 2024

Stream Innovations has secured a $400 million warehouse facility from Goldman Sachs to expand its portfolio of home improvement loans. The company, which provides point-of-sale financing for home improvement and solar installations, currently has $670 million in loans under management and expects to originate $800 million...

Interviews & Exclusives
CE 100 Index Falters 0.8% as CrowdStrike Plunges on Global IT Outage

July 22, 2024
The CE 100 Index faltered 0.8% in a week that reminded us just how connected we all are — by software, hardware, and apps — and how an outage can bring things to a standstill.   Of course, CrowdStrike was the focus here, as its shares plunging nearly 18% on the week led the Work […]

CE 100 Index Slips 3.5%, Led by Tesla and Peloton

April 22, 2024
The CE 100 Index gave up 3.5% for the week as earnings season began in full swing. Stock market gains were few and far between. The banking group eked out...

AI Takes on Role of Contract Management and Negotiator

January 17, 2024
Odds are if you’re reading this you’ve had to deal with a contract at some point in your career. The odds are also in favor of that contract requiring some...

CE 100 Index Climbs 4.2% as Banking Names Rally on Possible Rate Cuts 

December 18, 2023
A broad stock market rally was the hallmark of last week’s trading action. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause on interest rate hikes and three possible rate cuts next year....

Quick Reads
Case Against Big Banks Overcharging on Corporate Bonds Revived

July 02, 2024
A lawsuit accusing 10 banking giants of overcharging investors on corporate bonds has been resurrected. The reason, as Reuters reported Tuesday (July 2), is because the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan has overturned the trial judge’s earlier dismissal of the suit, saying the judge should have been recused as his wife held […]

Half of All Influencers Peak at $15K Per Year

June 18, 2024
You can make money as a social media influencer. But maybe not enough to get by. A report Monday (June 17) evening by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) examines the...

Stream Innovations Secures Warehouse Facility to Expand Home Improvement Loans

June 13, 2024
Stream Innovations has secured a $400 million warehouse facility from Goldman Sachs to expand its portfolio of home improvement loans. The company, which provides point-of-sale financing for home improvement and solar...

Goldman Plans to Double Down on Loans to Super-Rich Clients

June 13, 2024
Goldman Sachs reportedly wants to double its lending to its most affluent customers. This plan would play out over the next five years for clients with account sizes of more than $10...