Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Question on Goldman and all Banks

As Goldman reported a $2.5B loss on it's investments one has to wonder why the hell are banks that are backstopped by the US government allowed to invest their own money?  What makes these departments of banks any different than hedge funds and private equity shops?  This questions was posed in wsj's Heard on the Street (subscription required).
 

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