Wall Street Roundup: Goldman’s language problem. Keeping SEC secrets.

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Jobless claims down. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped slightly more than expected last week, the Labor Department reported.

Goldman’s language problem. Goldman Sachs has banned the use of profanities in company emails not long after company executives were grilled in front of Congress about messages between Goldman employees during the financial crisis that had described a security the bank was marketing as ‘one ... deal.’

Keeping SEC secrets. California Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is introducing legislation today after it emerged yesterday that the financial reform bill could expand the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to keep internal documents secret from the public.

The trouble with ETFs. Reuters reports that exchange-traded funds may be leading to late-day spikes and plunges in stock prices.

-- Nathaniel Popper