priority. it s a crucial test they face. because if clients depart for the other few firms left standing in the wake of the crisis, they re going to have trouble. let s discuss more about this and potential reputational risk and clipt fallout for goldman sachs. we re joined by wall street journal reporter greg zuckerman. greg is not just one but two front page articles on goldman. and his book the greatest trade r is the definitive insider look at how john paulson profited off of subprime s demise. also jeff mcdonald, who s just taken a look at whether clients will start to walk away from the firm. his latest book is last man standing, the only authorized biography of jp morgan s chief, jamie diamond. putting aside the issue of criminality or even impropriety, i think your point is whether these guys are a jivictim of thr own success. their job has been to hire the smartest people and find the ways to make the most money. and that s what they ve done. if you re a clie
of the dollar index and a huge move on the upside as stocks have faltered. we re sitting right near a high. take a look at the bank stocks and wells fargo successfully completing the common equity offering to repay the t.a.r.p. money. wells fargo s held up pretty good. $25 was the price of the equity offering and the stocks held up throughout the day. most of the rest of the bank stocks on either side of positive or negative. fannie mae and freddie mac, they re up nicely here today. look at those moves, 9% and 8%. there are some reports throughout that are rumors that their regulator might be renegotiating the plan with the treasury department and might seek to replace the lifeline they have before the end of the year. those stocks are trading up on those rumors right now. finally, i want to talk about best buy here. the good news and bad news. they beat earnings expectations for the third quarter and the biggest competitor is gone and sales of flat panel tvs are still strong