Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has exited five of six top trading recommendations for the year after they were thwarted by financial-market turmoil linked to signs of a slowdown in global economic growth. The New York-based bank closed its call for dollar strength versus an equally weighted basket of the euro and yen, recording a potential loss of about 5 percent, Charles Himmelberg, chief credit strategist, wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. Goldman has also ended a bet on five-year five-year forward Italian sovereign yields versus their German counterparts for a loss of about 0.5 percent, Himmelberg wrote. “Markets have ... (full story)