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Goldman Subpoenaed After FCIC Says Firm Slowed Probe (Update1)

Goldman Subpoenaed After FCIC Says Firm Slowed Probe (Update1)
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was subpoenaed by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission after panel members said the most profitable firm in Wall Street history engaged in a document “dump” to hinder a probe.

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Goldman Accused of Trying to Thwart Probe

Goldman Accused of Trying to Thwart Probe
Goldman Sachs ((NYSE:GS) tried to hide potentially embarrassing information and sidetrack a bipartisan congressional investigation into the causes of the worst recession since the 1930s, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission said Monday.

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U.S. Stocks Fall as Goldman Sachs Subpoenaed in Crisis Probe

U.S. Stocks Fall as Goldman Sachs Subpoenaed in Crisis Probe
June 7 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks retreated, erasing an early advance, as financial shares slumped after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was issued a subpoena from the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.

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Buffett to front US financial probe

Buffett to front US financial probe
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett and the chief executive of credit rating agency Moody’s Corp are scheduled to face questions later today from a US bipartisan panel.

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Probe takes aim at rating agencies

Probe takes aim at rating agencies
NEW YORK: Credit rating agencies came under fire for their role in the global financial crisis Wednesday, as US investigators grilled senior industry figures, including mega-investor Warren Buffett.

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US probe takes aim at rating firms

US probe takes aim at rating firms
NEW YORK — Credit rating agencies came under fire for their role in the global financial crisis Wednesday, as US investigators grilled senior industry figures, including mega-investor Warren Buffett.

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US probe takes aim at rating agencies

US probe takes aim at rating agencies
Credit rating agencies came under fire for their role in the global financial crisis Wednesday, as senior industry figures — including mega-investor Warren Buffett — were grilled by US investigators.

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Xcel defends self in probe of Fargo explosion

Xcel defends self in probe of Fargo explosion
FARGO, N.D. – Xcel Energy Inc. says it properly investigated the failure of a natural gas pipe blamed in a September 2008 explosion that leveled a Fargo home and severely burned a woman.

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