http://whowhatwhy.com Groundbreaking Investigative Journalism That Explores the Truth Behind Current Events Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:23:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Goldman Sachs is on pace to make record bonus payouts after a robust first half, the Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday. Goldman staff in London were briefed on the outlook and told they could look forward to the bonus hikes if the company registers, as predicted, its most profitable year ever, ... http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/06/22/goldman-sachs-record-bonuses-wheres-the-investigation/ The Wall Street Journal has disclosed that Lloyd Blankfein was present at the meetings with Tim Geithner and Hank Paulson when the decision was made to bail out AIG, which had sold credit default swaps to Goldman Sachs on which AIG was unable to make good.  ... http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/25/meet-lloyd-blankfein/ Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke has resisted calls from Congress that he release the names of the banks that were recipients of the bailout money the Fed gave to AIG to prevent it from collapsing. AIG insured its counterparties against losses from mortgage backed derivatives. The Fed poured $85 billion into ... http://whowhatwhy.com/2009/03/10/where-did-the-money-go/