Goldman profit drop shows tough outlook for banks
If investors needed any more indications that achieving return on equity targets is getting harder for banks as regulatory uncertainty continues, they got them loud and clear from the Goldman Sachs first quarter results on Tuesday. The bank posted Q1 return on equity of 12.2%, down from 20% in the same quarter of 2010.
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