http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:09:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/grant-mccracken-film-another-earth-is-a-metaphor-for-life-changes.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:31:13 +0000 Brit Marling, writer, producer and star of the film Another Earth, was previously an analyst at Goldman Sachs. Her career change is similar to the ideas reflected in the her film.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/goldman-sachs-lubyan-intern-had-nothing-to-do-with-98-5-gaddafi-fund-loss-headlines.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:03:57 +0000 Goldman Sachs gave a paid internship to a top Libyan official’s relative while the bank was carrying out lossmaking trades on behalf of the country’s sovereign wealth fund. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/goldman-sachs-loses-98-of-gaddafis-1-3bn-investment-headlines.html Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:15:49 +0000 It is remarkable that Goldman was prepared to offer preferred stock to the Libyans and that chief executive Lloyd Blankfein himself was involved in discussions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/speculation-and-the-engineering-of-the-food-crisis.html Tue, 03 May 2011 09:03:10 +0000 Frederick Kaufman discovers Goldman Sachs' pivotal role in the rising food prices that have led to a global problem. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/groupon-ipo-15-20-billion.html Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:42:29 +0000 "Groupon has chosen Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to underwrite its IPO, which it is planning for later this year, the Wall Street Journal reports."]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/spotify%e2%80%99s-us-launch-delayed-and-goldman-sachs-determining-facebook%e2%80%99s-value-business-headlines.html Fri, 07 Jan 2011 19:40:24 +0000 A selection of business news from around the web.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/bros-icing-bros-a-viral-game-with-potentially-negative-brand-repercussions.html Tue, 25 May 2010 10:41:33 +0000 A new meme is gaining significant traction poses questions for the Smirnoff brand.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/03/worlds-most-admired-companies.html Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:28:14 +0000 Fortune Magazine has released its survey of the top 50 most admired companies in the world. Their top 10: 1 Apple 2 Berkshire Hathaway 3 Toyota Motor 4 Google 5 Johnson & Johnson 6 Procter & Gamble 7* FedEx 7* Southwest Airlines 9 General Electric 10 Microsoft For such a global subject, though, there seem to be a large American bias. It does raise interesting questions about what it means to be admired. Some companies (Apple, Nike) are expected; others (Bank of America, Goldman Sachs) are bound to raise a few eyebrows given the current economic situation. What qualities doRead more...]]>