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Goldman Sachs Says Quarterly Profits Nearly Doubled

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 04/20/2010 - 11:46am

The powerful Wall Street bank may be facing government fraud charges, but Goldman Sachs reaffirmed itself as one of the most profitable banks in the country Tuesday, announcing quarterly profits of more than $3 billion.

It's good news for the bank, which suffered a hit to its reputation — and its stock price — when the government last week announced it was charging Goldman Sachs with fraud in relation to its brokering of mortgage-related securities.



 

Nintendo Profits Down, Wii Console Sales Lower

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/30/2009 - 6:01am

Nintendo's Wii had been on winning streak. The video game was so popular, Nintendo watched its profits triple over the last three years.

But in Tokyo Thursday, the company announced its quarterly profits fell 61 percent, and sales of Wii consoles fell for the first time since the product came out in 2006.

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