Trading bonanza helps push Wall Street bank’s profitability to highest level in decade

Event was opened by group chief executive David Solomon, and attended by 2,000 socialites and financial professionals

US financial stocks had worst day since 2009 on Monday

Michael Milken maintained ties to a finance industry that he helped shape

Pilita Clark: Social media can be risky but authenticity on such platforms is rewarded

Reports suggest Goldman is looking to offer loans to small businesses via Amazon

New fintech project could go live as soon as March, according to sources

Dominic Cummings has taken flak for his unconventional attire – but maybe he’s right

More details of alternative investments platform to be provided at January investor day

Bank to offer wealth management services to individuals with as little as $5,000

Trading only bright spot in Goldman’s four core areas as WeWork and Uber take toll

The bank is shifting its business model from a focus on trading to a more stable consumer-focused revenue stream

The last thing a successor needs is CEO’s ghost hanging around to act as lightning rod for disaffected opponents of change

First quarter profit also fell to $2.2bn

New chief executive shifts focus from FICC division, its ailing former gold mine

The bank’s second-most-senior executive oversaw a landmark restructuring in 2015

This is slight closing of the gap, which was 56% last year

Bank adjusts formal attire standard in battle for younger recruits

Comments come as UK plots the best way forward for finance after Brexit

Heightened market volatility and widening credit spreads in fourth quarter reduces bond revenue for JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup

Wall Street is meant to bring transparency to emerging markets, not make corruption easier

Partners at investment bank typically receive a $950,000 salary

Business ethics are back in the spotlight

Move designed to bolster leadership of bank’s securities business after departures

Lloyd Blankfein is stepping down from the company he has led since 2006

This week Trump ventured into the enemy territory – California – while ‘one woke dude’ impressed Vanity Fair

The succession battle to find Lloyd Blankfein’s successor was sparked by Gary Cohn leaving to work for Donald Trump

Move paves way for David Solomon to succeed Lloyd Blankfein at the helm of the Wall Street bank

The theft included bottles from the French estate Domaine de la Romanee-Conti

Many investors wrongly think of dividends as offering a bond-like income stream

Part of the attraction of dividend payments is more psychological than real