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Wall Street’s 2007 Heroes Ascendant as Goldman, Blackstone Surge
©2015 Bloomberg News NMXEOH6KLVR8 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Blackstone Group LP were the toast of Wall Street in 2007 as they raised record-setting funds and earned returns of more than 30 percent. Eight years later, they captured some of that dominance again in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs
Bloomberg Business: Berkshire Profit Falls 17% to $4.16 Billion on Investments
Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. NKI50T6TTDSK (Bloomberg) — Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said fourth-quarter profit slipped 17 percent as investment gains narrowed and underwriting results deteriorated at insurance units. Net income fell to $4.16 billion, or $2,529 per share, from $4.99 billion, or $3,035, a year earlier, Omaha, Nebraska-based Berkshire said Saturday in