John Carney is a senior editor at CNBC.com, covering Wall Street, hedge funds, financial regulation and other business news. Prior to joining CNBC.com, Carney was the editor of Clusterstock.com and DealBreaker.com.
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John Carney is a senior editor at CNBC.com, covering Wall Street, hedge funds, financial regulation and other business news. Prior to joining CNBC.com, Carney was the editor of Clusterstock.com and DealBreaker.com.
John Carney on Google+
Private equity firms scored a big victory on Capitol Hill on Thursday as the financial reform bill passed by the Senate exempts private equity firms from registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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It's not just regulators in Washington DC or protesters on the streets of New York who have it out for Goldman Sachs.