Have Goldman Sachs' PR Moves Done Anything To Help Its Image?

Bank holding company Goldman Sachs made several PR moves last month, announcing a $500 million investment in 10,000 U.S. small businesses and issuing a public apology from CEO Lloyd Blankfein [pictured] for the firm’s role in last year’s financial meltdown. It seems in the court of public opinion, Goldman still has their work cut out for them.

A Vanity Fair feature story, available online now, will hit newsstands nationally next week. In the story, one hedge-fund trader says of the firm, “It’s like the Mob who picks up the garbage…You pay their fees, because you need your garbage picked up.”

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