The firm said it will add millions to its project focused on helping women entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Weibo, a Twitter-like forum in the Chinese social media market, is losing ground to Tencent's WeChat.
Activist campaigns targeting corporations have also been on the rise, according to Goldman Sachs analysts.
Gold has posted a return of 8 percent for the year to date, compared to a 2 percent gain in the NASDAQ.
Friar, formerly of Goldman Sachs and McKinsey, spoke to IBTimes about the challenges and opportunities for women in key sectors.
Gold, platinum and soybeans are among those markets most at risk, Goldman Sachs said.
Amid some of the world's biggest banks, Paul J. Taubman stood out as an adviser on Comcast's $45B merger with Time Warner Cable.
One quarterly stat institutional investors will scrutinize: Pepsi's sales in its declining North American beverage business.
Young Wall Street bankers have grown disenchanted with their careers, and their stories are told in Kevin Roose's new book, "Young Money."
In a compelling new book, Kevin Roose exposes Wall Street's most powerful fraternity and the ordeals faced by young bankers.
When it comes to rap clout, only some of the world's biggest companies are name-dropped in lyrics. Who made the list?
Neel Kashkari boasts an impressive résumé, including, top-line U.S. Treasury Department work under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
While Q4 should represent another robust quarter at Boeing, management will probably remain on the conservative side.
Goldman paid its staff the second lowest compensation total (as a percentage of revenues) since the firm went public.
Quarterly earnings were down $1 per share from a year earlier and fourth quarter revenue was more than $1 billion less than it was a year ago.
Earnings of banking heavyweights, and data on jobs and inflation should provide direction to the markets.
Bank of America Corp. stock rose over 2 percent on Wednesday after the bank reported strong fourth-quarter earnings of $3.44 billion.
No other major bank depends on revenue from trading as heavily as Goldman Sachs.
Ongoing litigation uncertainty, however, makes analysts wary of excessive optimism.
Wells Fargo is expected to post its 16th consecutive quarter of EPS growth, but how can it do so on declining revenue?
Analyst Adam Sarhan discussed the outlook for 2013 fourth-quarter earnings season for the financial sector, including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase & Co. will kick off Q4 bank earnings season on Tuesday.