Click to view a price quote on GS. Click to research the Financial Services industry. : With seemingly all companies trying to find new avenues of growth as the global economy remains solid, the two most-well known investment banks had respectable third quarters in most parts of investment banking. Also stoking the flames: fear of much higher interest rates in 2018 and runaway stock prices, both of which could hurt returns on investment on an acquired company. TheStreet's sister publication, The Deal, published its M&A league tables on Oct. 2.