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Don't buy Goldman Sachs' bull

 Dec 17, 2008 10:30 PM UTC
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Filed under: Earnings reports, Bad news, Newsletters, Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Stocks to Sell, Financial Crisis

Investment banking star, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), has many analysts scratching their heads. The turmoil in the financial sector, a weak economy and its conversion to a bank holding company result in a mixture that is difficult to value.


As a result of the uncertainty, GS shares have been trading with a high degree of volatility. Yesterday, a huge piece of uncertainty was removed from the equation.


With some expecting the company to post a massive loss in excess of $5 billion, GS managed to lose only $2.29 billion, or $4.97 per share. Even though the loss was greater than Wall Street expectations, investors cheered that the news was not worse.


GS shares were up $9.54 to $76 per share yesterday after the release.

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