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Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein to retire

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Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein to retire

Goldman Sachs announced Tuesday the retirement of Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who will be replaced by David Solomon in both roles.

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Lambright named to bailout post

James H. Lambright, head of the Export-Import Bank, Wednesday was named interim chief investment officer for the U.S. program to bail out the nation's banks.

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Paulson says economy will weather through

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said Thursday corrections in the housing market were due after years of unsustainable appreciation.

Top News // 1 decade ago

IRS has $11.4B of Treasury's $12.5B budget

The U.S. Treasury Department budget allocation reflects its views on economic growth, national security and fiscal discipline, the department said.

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Leaders closer on economic package

Worried U.S. investors Wednesday hoped for good news from Capitol Hill on a stimulus package aimed at heading off or softening a recession.

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Treasury secretary calls for swift action

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson said Tuesday economic intervention should be swift, robust, broad-based and temporary.

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House Dems, GOP seek consensus on economy

U.S. congressional Democrats said they would consider an economic stimulus plan with small-business tax cuts and consumer rebate checks, and no tax hike.

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Report: Bush, Congress want stimulus plan

U.S. Republican and Democratic leaders say they might put aside differences to work on a stimulus package to ward off recession.

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U.S. Treasury scraps credit fund

U.S. banks and Treasury Department officials have scrapped a plan to create a $100 billion fund to stabilize the short-term credit market.

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U.S. upset over Chinese trade ruling

The Bush administration is crying foul over a recent Chinese directive which seems to favor Chinese industries over foreign competitors, a report says.

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The unprecedented credit market conditions throughout the past several months have clearly impacted the student loan market
Education Dept. acts on student loans Nov 08, 2008

Despite these challenges, Goldman Sachs executed well across its core businesses. Looking ahead, we remain cautious about the near-term outlook
Executive Business Briefing Jun 20, 2002

Weakness in the capital markets, compounded by an erosion of corporate and investor confidence, has depressed activity in a number of our most important businesses
Executive Business Briefing Mar 19, 2002

While we have seen some encouraging economic data of late, the current environment remains very challenging
Executive Business Briefing Mar 19, 2002

Henry Merritt "Hank" Paulson Jr. (born March 28, 1946) served as the 74th United States Treasury Secretary and is a member of the International Monetary Fund Board of Governors. He previously served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs. In 2008, Time magazine named Paulson as a runner-up for its Person of the Year 2008, saying, with reference to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008: "if there is a face to this financial debacle, it is now his".

He was born in Palm Beach, Florida, to Marianna Gallauer and Henry Merritt Paulson, a wholesale jeweler. He was raised in Barrington Hills, Illinois, as a Christian Scientist. Paulson attained the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.

A star athlete at Barrington High School, Paulson was a champion wrestler and stand-out football player, graduating in 1964. Paulson received his Bachelor of Arts in English from Dartmouth College in 1968; at Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Alpha Epsilon and he was an All Ivy, All East, and honorable mention All American as an offensive lineman.

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