'Friend'lier Headlines for Goldman With Facebook Investment?

Goldman Sachs’ $450 million investment in Facebook may be just what both companies need. Goldman didn’t exactly emerge popular from the financial crisis, and for all its fans, Facebook “ranked last among e-business in customer satisfaction last year,” a Wall Street Journal MarketWatch story says.

Business Insider says “Goldman’s reputation is enhanced as it’s seen as Facebook’s banker.” That’s a nice switch for the firm from the Reuters blog headline that called its reputation “in tatters” back in April.

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