Paulson stake

John Paulson, the hed gie who became a bil lionaire by betting against US mortgage markets, bought 1.1 mil lion Goldman Sachs Group shares in the sec ond quarter.

Scaling back

Berkshire Hathaway, which has more than $60 billion at risk in deriva tives, may scale back of fering new contracts be cause of collateral- posting requirements, said a company exec.

Factory news

New York manufactur ing grew at a slightly better pace this month than in July, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Citi limbo

Citigroup failed to win a judge’s approval to pay $75 million to settle with the SEC over claims the bank misled investors by understating subprime- related holdings. The judge wants more in formation.

SAC energy

Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors in creased its stakes in en ergy companies Exxon Mobil Corp. and BP dur ing the second quarter, SEC filings show.