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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks at the 2019 Milken Institute Global Conference Michael Kovac/Getty Images
JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon preached patience. Goldman Sachs ' David Solomon wants unity .
That was part of the sentiment from Solomon's message to staff Wednesday night .
Reed Alexander and Dakin Campbell have the full transcript from the audio message that Solomon, Goldman Sachs' CEO, sent to the banks entire workforce.
"I know that many of our people are anxious for the election results, and that everyone in the country — and frankly, everyone around the world — is craving clarity," Solomon said, according to the transcript .
Click here to read the entire transcript.
Zach Perret CEO and cofounder of Plaid Plaid
The Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa for its planned acquisition of Plaid . Shannen Balogh with a nice look at how the suit reveals plans for a new product out of Plaid. Read more here .
Speaking of said suit, Jack Newsham and Yoonji Han got perspective from lawyers and fintechs experts about what it means for the industry. Read more here .
Bryan Murphy. Bryan Murphy
Great scoop from Daniel Geiger on flex-workspace Breather's plans to explore a potential sale. Get all the deets , along with what it means for the industry. Read more here .
Arjun Thyagarajan, co-founder and CEO of Wise Wise
Pitch deck alert ! Check out the deck used by Wise , a business banking-as-a-service platform, to raise a $12 million Series A. See the the whole deck here .
Alex Nicoll with a nice look at a recent study detailing the rise in investments made into construction tech . Get all the details on why the space is red hot. Read more here .
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