Why Not Cheat? The Goldman Settlement
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$550 million
The fine that Goldman Sachs agreed to pay to settle the lawsuit brought against it for securities fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission
$15 million
Income in fees that Goldman made from the deals in question
25
Minimum number of similar deals Goldman made
2
Weeks worth of profit the settlement represents for Goldman (Goldman reported $3.3 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2010)
$7.9 billion
The amount Goldman added to its market cap after the settlement was announced
$68 million
The amount Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein took home in 2007
33
Percent of women age 18 – 34 who check their Facebook account before they go to the bathroom or brush their teeth
57
Percent of young women who say they talk to people online more than face-to-face
Sources: New York Times; http://www.ProPublica.org; http://www.Mashable.com