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Hanukkah: Festival Of Lights, Music

Dec 23rd, 2008 · The program's director Rob Sachs says Hanukkah is a good time to reflect on the masterful works of Jewish musicians and composers. Sachs offers up his picks for the Jewish holiday.

Keywords: director · music · Jewish · holiday · Composing · Festival · Hanukkah · Rob Sachs · Sachs

Warren Buffett Backs Goldman Sachs

Sep 24th, 2008 · Amid all the uncertainty on Wall Street, investor Warren Buffett is giving a $5 billion vote of confidence to Goldman Sachs. The investment bank is considered to have a relatively strong balance sheet, but its stock has dropped sharply in the fallout of the subprime mortgage disaster.

Keywords: Investor · Wall Street · fallout · Disaster · Warren · balance · Mortgage · Goldman · Buffett · Warren Buffett · Goldman Sachs · Sachs

What's Next For Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs?

Sep 18th, 2008 · Wall Street is keeping a close eye on the hour-by-hour fortunes of investment bank Morgan Stanley. The company has been considering a merger with Wachovia Bank, but HSBC Holdings and China's CITIC Group are showing interest as well. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs, has seen its stock plummet, even after announcing better-than-expected earnings this week.

Keywords: China · company · Stanley · merger · Morgan · Goldman · Morgan Stanley · Fortunes · Goldman Sachs · Sachs · plummet · Wachovia Bank

Politics and Humor: Fun on the Stump

Jun 7th, 2008 · Political advisers want their candidate's speeches to be powerful, moving — and funny. Whether scripted or ad-libbed, humor can be a powerful tool in connecting with voters, but it has its pitfalls. Rob Sachs takes a look at just how advisers ensure their candidate is the one with the last laugh.

Keywords: politics · speech · voters · candidate · Ad · lib · pitfalls · Sachs

Sachs Explains 'Economics for a Crowded Planet'

Apr 18th, 2008 · Economist Jeffrey Sachs says that the world's population, climate change, poverty and resource use are all closely intertwined. In his book Common Wealth, Sachs discusses the intersection of economics and the environment and argues that humanity must address global problems on a global scale.

Keywords: world · economic · global · populations · Climate · planet · poverty · humanity · resources · environments · wealth · intertwined

Report: Head of Goldman Sachs to Earn $70M

Dec 13th, 2007 · The head of investment bank Goldman Sachs is expected to make $70 million this year, according to the Financial Times. The bank did manage to escape this year's mortgage crisis virtually unscathed. And Goldman's 29,000 other employees will earn on average: $360,000.

Keywords: crisis · employees · Financial Times · Mortgage · Goldman · Goldman Sachs · Sachs · 70M

Ben Stein Rips Goldman Sachs over Subprime Mess ***

Dec 4th, 2007 · In a weekend column in the New York Times, TV personality Ben Stein declared the investment bank Goldman Sachs "irresponsible" for selling large quantities of mortgage-backed securities and then "shorting," or betting against them, in the market.

Keywords: Securities · TV · Stein · New York Times · personality · column · Ben Stein · Mortgage · Goldman · irresponsible · Goldman Sachs · Sachs

Rice Deputy Departs, Will Join Goldman Sachs

Jun 19th, 2006 · Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick announces he will leave the State Department to join Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who has called Zoellick her "alter ego," praised his six years of service.

Keywords: Wall Street · services · State Department · deputy · ego · rice · Goldman · Goldman Sachs · Sachs · Zoellick

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