The Dow Jones Industrial Average was struggling to hold on to early gains on Monday, but not for lack of gains from shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Shares of Goldman were offering the greatest support for the Dow [: DJIA] in late-morning action, contributing more than 20 points to the price-weighted average. A $ move in any one of the Dow’s 30 components equates to a 6.83-point swing in the Dow. Still, the Dow was being buffeted by a selloff in Boeing Co. , which was down 1.6%, or $5.61, exacting a more than 40-point toll on the blue-chip benchmark. Goldman’s rally comes as the investment bank reported that its former-CFO Harvey Schwartz, viewed as a potential chief executive at the bank, was set to leave Goldman in late April, coming amid reports that CEO Lloyd Blankfein may soon be ready to retire from the firm after 12 years at its helm.
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