Rushing to create the biggest loss possible finally backfired on the company itself.

The inquiry into why some firms were bailed out and others were hung out to dry; plus the goings-on in Hong Kong, Brazil, and the small-cap market; and earnings season gets underway. Should be an interesting week.

In 2009, in an attempt to profit from hedged uranium commodity trades, Goldman Sachs bought a uranium trading house called NUFCOR International Limited.