<p><a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock"><strong><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5aa2bd9b7dafe11c008b4583-979/screen shot 2018-03-09 at 115645 am.png" alt="Goldman Sachs stock price CEO blankfein leaving" data-mce-source="Markets Insider" data-link="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock">Markets Insider</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></strong></a></p><ul><li><strong>Shares of <a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock">Goldman Sachs</a> slid dramatically before recovering almost all of their losses Friday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported CEO Lloyd Blankfein is preparing to <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/lloyd-blankfein-preparing-to-leave-goldman-sachs-report-2018-3">leave his post at the US' largest bank by the end of the year</a>. </strong></li><li><strong>The stock is currently trading up 1.61% for the day, at $270.64.</strong></li><li><strong>The firm said it is not looking for outside candidates, and that his replacement will be one of Goldman's co-chief operating officers David Solomon or Harvey Schwartz.</strong></li><li><strong>Shares of the bank are up 5.7% so far in 2018. </strong></li><li><a href="http://markets.businessinsider.com/stocks/gs-stock"><strong>You can follow Goldman Sachs' stock price in real-time here&gt;&gt;</strong></a></li></ul>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/rise-and-fall-of-hooters-airline-myrtle-beach-bob-brooks-atlanta-airplanes-2018-2">The rise and fall of Hooters Air - the airline that lost the 'breastaurant' $40 million</a></h3>        <div>            <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/esHhb1k0-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script>        </div>    </div>

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Goldman Sachs slid after reports CEO Lloyd Blankfein will leave this year - but quickly recovered

Markets InsiderShares of Goldman Sachs slid dramatically before recovering almost all of their losses Friday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported CEO Lloyd Blankfein is preparing to leave his post at the US' largest bank by the end of the year. The stock is currently trading up 1.61% for the day, at $270.64.The firm said it is not looking for outside candidates, and that his replacement will be one of Goldman's co-chief operating officers David Solomon or Harvey Schwartz.Shares of the bank are up 5.7% so far in 2018. You can follow Goldman Sachs' stock price in real-time here&gt;&gt; NOW WATCH: The rise and fall of Hooters Air - the airline that lost the 'breastaurant' $40 million function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);

Markets InsiderShares of Goldman Sachs slid dramatically before recovering almost all of their losses Friday morning after the Wall Street Journal reported CEO Lloyd Blankfein is preparing to leave his post at the US' largest bank by the end of the year. The stock is currently trading up 1.

Goldman Sachs slid after reports CEO Lloyd Blankfein will leave this year - but quickly recovered

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