Day archives: April 16th, 2010

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud in Structuring and Marketing of CDO Tied to Subprime Mortgages

News release: “The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors by misstating and omitting key facts about a financial product tied to subprime mortgages as the U.S. housing market was beginning to falter. The SEC alleges that Goldman Sachs structured and marketed a …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents, Legal Research

Financial Times Reports on Moscow's Stray Dogs Living in Metro Stations

Moscow’s stray dogs, by Susanne Sternthal: “…35,000 stray dogs…roam Russia’s capital – about 84 dogs per square mile. You see them everywhere. They lie around in the courtyards of apartment complexes, wander near markets and kiosks, and sleep inside metro stations and pedestrian passageways. You can hear them barking and howling at night. And the …

Subjects: Knowledge Management