Goldman Sachs has received $5bn (â¬3.4bn) from Berkshire Hathaway amid concerns over Goldman's dependence on short-term funding that led it and independent investment banking rival Morgan Stanley to become traditional bank holding companies earlier this week.
The investment came a day after Morgan Stanley's agreement to sell a $5.8bn stake to Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in a move a key analyst predicted would stir interest in US opportunities among non-US institutions.
