Lloyd Blankfein

Legendary investor Warren Buffett is set to step down from his role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK)(NYSE:BRK) at the end of 2025. Freedom Capital Markets Chief Market Strategist Jay Woods shares with Benzinga what Buffett’s legacy means to him and recounts a chance encounter with the...

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's weekend announcement that he will run for New York City mayor has reshaped an already crowded Democratic primary field. As rivals scramble to counter his candidacy, some of the city's wealthiest and most influential figures are lining up behind him....

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein sparked some tech nostalgia with a photo of a calculator made by HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) four decades ago. What Happened: “The battery just ran out on my HP12C. Never gave it much thought, but I've used this calculator for...

Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein reportedly said that turmoil in the banking sector will likely impact economic growth as lenders become more conservative. “The greater risk environment for financials leads to husbanding of capital and risk-taking, less and more...

Is the United States heading toward a recession? This has been the looming question on the minds of Americans since inflation topped at 8.5% in March, matched with other indicators such as rising interest rates and the bond market’s inverted yield curve. Top economists are split on the...

Lloyd Blankfein, who was the CEO of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) from 2006 to 2018, told CNBC the market is approaching bubble territory. In March, Blankfein predicted a quick recovery for the markets. He tweeted that the underlying economy was strong, banks were well capped, and the...

Former Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein tweeted Monday that fear has taken the global markets lower, but he expects a quick recovery once health threats subside.  Blankfein served as CEO of Goldman for 12 years, retiring in 2018. On Monday, global markets were...

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn’t taking criticism lying down. This week, the Democratic presidential candidate is rolling out an ad targeting a group of billionaires who are critical of her 2% wealth tax proposal. The ad, which targets CNBC viewers in Washington and New York, lays...

The epitome of the American dream is the equality of opportunity that allows every American to start with nothing and achieve any degree of success through hard work and determination. Some of the most successful and wealthy business leaders in the world were either born or immigrated to America,...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) confirmed Tuesday it has appointed President and co-COO David Solomon to succeed Lloyd Blankfein as CEO and chairman of the board. The transition had been expected since Solomon first seized sole company presidency in March, but a formal announcement hadn't...

The cryptocurrency cooled on Wednesday, with most major cryptocurrencies trading down less than 1 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move. Headlines It’s a headline that has...

Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) initially moved lower on heavy volume after The Wall Street Journal reported the banking giant's CEO Lloyd Blankfein will step down by the end of 2018. Within minutes, the stock recovered and quickly rebounded to trade at session highs. What...

This weekend's Barron's cover story offers reasons to bet on a premier global investment bank. Other featured articles offer the prospects for a tool maker with a questionable strategy and a solar panel maker that may have had its day in the sun. Also, what to expect from tech IPOs...

Notable bank analyst Dick Bove said in a downgrade report in early November that Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) is a "troubled" Wall Street bank. But on the final trading session of 2017, Bove turned bullish on the stock he'd downgraded a few weeks prior. The Analyst Dick Bove...

Certain bank stocks remain "phenomenally good" while others should be avoided, according to a notable bank analyst. The Analyst The Vertical Research Group's Dick Bove recommends buying Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC) and short selling Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE: GS) The...