Questionando o dessenvolvimento de produtos financeiros. When news broke that Goldman Sachs had been charged with fraud by the US financial watchdog, its shares plunged, wiping about $11bn (£7.1bn) off the value of Wall Street's most famous shop.
And that was before the UK's regulator announced it was planning an investigation of its own or that its German equivalent was said to be mulling its options. On the face of it, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charge relates to a deal worth $1bn. That is the amount UK and German taxpayers have had to cough up to cover losses that their banks made on "Abacus 2007-AC1" - the sub-prime mortgage instrument that the watchdog alleges Goldman sold fraudulently. In the grand scheme of things, that $1bn liability is not a huge amount. EU biofuels 'need to be certified for sustainability' 10 June 2010Last updated at 12:44 By Mark Kinver Science and environment reporter, BBC News Imports account for more than a quarter of the EU's biofuel use EU nations are being encouraged to set up certification schemes to ensure biofuels help cut emissions and do not threaten biodiversity.
The plans, outlined by the European Commission, would apply to all types of biofuels, including imported fuel. The commission said the schemes would deliver substantial CO2 reductions and help protect forests and wetlands. Environmental groups said the voluntary measures were too weak to halt a "dramatic increase in deforestation". Analysis: Doubts emerge over U.S. move to global accounting. WTO's Lamy sees paralysis in global trade talks.