Wall Street Bonuses

Wall Street Facing Biggest Ever Single-Year Decline In Pay

New York Times | PATRICK McGEEHAN | Posted 07.26.2008 | Business


Government officials in New York are preparing for what could be the biggest single-year decline in pay on Wall Street in history and with it a vexing...

John McCain's New Populism?

Diane Francis | Posted 06.16.2008 | Business


Diane Francis

McCain can "pledge" to reform Wall Street business practices all he wants, but he hasn't walked the walk in the Senate in past years, nor has his party ever done so.

Merrill Execs Received Zero Bonuses For 2007

Reuters | Posted 01.31.2008 | Business


Merrill Lynch & Co Inc (MER.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Wednesday top executives did not receive bonuses for 2007 after the world's largest b...

Keep Dancing, Chuck

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics


Robert L. Borosage

Now the top five Wall Street banks have announced that they are paying their employees a record $39 billion in year end bonuses. So much for pay for performance.

The Daily Szep: Wall Street's Christmas Bonuses

Paul Szep | Posted 12.21.2007 | Business


Paul Szep

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Wall Street Bonuses Surge 14 Percent Despite Dismal Earnings

AP | Joe Del Bruno | Posted 12.21.2007 | Business


This might have been one of Wall Street's most dismal years in a decade, but that hasn't stopped bonus checks from rising an average of 14 percent. F...

The Housing Crisis' Latest Victim? Wall Street Bonuses

New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 11.07.2007 | Business


Wall Street bonuses may be the latest victim of the subprime mortgage collapse and the tight credit market. Over all, bonuses are expected to be flat ...

New York Braces For Bad Bonus Season

New York Post | David Seifman | Posted 10.31.2007 | Business


Wall Street bonuses may be down as much as 10 percent this year, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported yesterday, as both the city and state took...