Chief Executive Larry Page for years has spearheaded secret research on alternative methods to provide more people with Internet access, and has become more active in thinking about providing wireless Internet access to consumers, said people familiar with the matter.
Goldman Sachs had to put together a nine-page memo to the Financial Inquiry Commission earlier this year to explain its methods for the valuations of AIG-insured securities that resulted in Goldman making liquidity-draining capital calls on AIG.