http://www.fundmymutualfund.com/2009/08/goldman-sachs-q2-winning-percentage-97.html GS would be better off to purposefully lose a few days to make the ratios a little more believable ?
They certainly would be better off. It would help take some of the political heat off of them, at least temporarily. Same as how the oil companies wanted to reduce massive profits when oil spiked. The public does not like excessive profit.