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Deal weekend required reading

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openbook125x100.gifThis past week in deal news was a doozy. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE: GS) registered a hefty profit in the first quarter that many are skeptical about. Not only did Goldman raise eyebrows for its earnings but also for its intention to use a secondary offering to raise more than $5 billion to repay Uncle Sam's Troubled Asset Relief Program funds. Still, the Lloyd Blankfein-led bank's earnings numbers are a precursor that financials will report stronger earnings in the coming weeks. Already, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Inc. (NYSE: JPM) followed Goldman's foot steps with earnings that were better-than-expected Thursday while also proclaiming to repay its TARP money.

On the bankruptcy front, General Growth Properties Inc. (NYSE: GGP) filed an expected Chapter 11 that is causing ripples in the REIT community. Meanwhile, the dormant IPO market may see a thaw with eBay Inc.'s (Nasdaq: EBAY) intention to take Skype public and educational software maker Rosetta Stone Inc. public offering on Thursday, that raised $112.5 million in the second IPO of week.

Just in case you missed it the first time around or just want to check out again, here's a rundown of some of our most popular headlines that captured deal news for the week beginning April 13th:

Bankruptcy
Sam Zell's mea culpa
Creditors put Madoff into liquidation

Corporate Restructuring
Bank of America Merrill Lynch exodus

Earnings
Goldman Sachs' perilous path
The secret sauce in Goldman's earnings
Goldman prefers Buffett to government
J.P. Morgan: revenue of $26.9B; plans to repay TARP

IPO
NYSE: Bring on the IPOs
Will buyers come gunning for Skype?
Facebook, Twitter would heat up the IPO market

Private Equity
Goldman *hearts* private equity

Tech
A restructuring eBay announces Gmarket details
No Facebook widget makers for Spark's Sabet

Wall Street
Credit Suisse gets scary with Fear Barometer
Lex tackles the question of prediction

- Gerald Magpily

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