Goldman's cost-cutting accelerates as lean times persist
Goldman Sachs Group Inc's managing directors were invited to meetings this month to receive an ominous message: take even more painful steps to cut costs, according to four sources familiar with the situation. Belt-tightening on the agenda for meetings of Goldman's top executives is another sign that the firm's ongoing push to cut $1 billion in costs is now accelerating as managers target smaller and smaller line items and contemplate more job cuts, sources said. Now senior managers are needed to sign off on expenditures and travel requires seeing multiple clients, the sources...