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Burger King could be snapped up by private equity firm

Burger King has been hard hit by the global financial slowdown, with sales under pressure in the US from rising jobless numbers and declining consumer confidence

The global craze for mergers and acquisitions may be about to grab a takeaway, with speculation that Burger King has been in talk

Goldman swims downstream for PetroAlgae IPO

NEW YORK (Reuters) - No client is too small for Goldman Sachs Group Inc these days, even a company with no revenue that's owned by a hedge fund specializing in penny stocks.

Not carbon offsets, but carbon upsets Douglas Kysar

Cap-and-trade has had the perverse effect of subsidising politically dominant industries. We should try something else

These days, it's hard to have inspiring Mr Chips moments when you teach climate change policy.

Lawsuits against Goldman execs over Abacus merged

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has combined two shareholder lawsuits against executives and directors of Goldman Sachs Group Inc and put the case on hold pending progress on resolving it and 16 related federal lawsuits.

Goldman CEO, others get millions from options

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc on Friday said several top company officials, including Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, exercised stock options this week and obtained millions of dollars of profits by selling the resulting shares, regulatory filings show.

Goldman hires Morgan Stanley veteran Michael Wise: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has hired Michael Wise, a Morgan Stanley veteran, to run its financial institutions group, the Wall Street Journal said.

Skype Files for IPO

Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated will be the joint global coordinators as well as joint book-running managers for the offering. BofA Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

Goldman's derivatives were 25-35 percent of '09 revenue: report

BANGALORE (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc has informed the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) that 25 percent to 35 percent of its revenue was derived from the derivatives businesses, the Wall Street Journal said, citing a person familiar with the situation.

Allied World buys back stock from Goldman funds

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allied World Assurance Holdings Ltd said it bought back $250 million worth of stock from funds affiliated to Goldman Sachs Group Inc that are its founding shareholders.

Goldman prop trading unit to become fund: report

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc is planning to shift its principal strategies business into a fund that raises outside money, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, citing a source with direct knowledge of the plan.