Wall Street Pay

Big Share Of Wall Street's Young Workers Considering Career Switch

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Young Wall Street workers are getting fed up. More than 20 percent of Wall Street employees born since 1980 say they would rather not work in the ...

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Don't Worry, Guys, Wall Street Salaries Went Up Last Year

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.04.2012

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Ask many of those on Wall Street, and they'll tell you of an industry grappling with a terrible state of affairs. But for those lucky enough to have k...

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If You Really Want To See Your Paycheck Grow, Move Away From Wall Street

Reuters | Posted 05.08.2012

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* Asia Pacific financial salaries to rise 5 pct, US 2.5 pct * EMEA banks likely to see most sluggish pay growth in 2012 ...

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Wall Street Wastes $280 Billion A Year: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.02.2012

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Wall Street seems to have learned a neat trick: how to make more money while producing less. Between 1980 and 2010, the U.S. financial industry nea...

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Michael Lewis: It's A Bad Idea To Give Millions To 24 Year-Olds Who Don't 'Know Anything Really'

Posted 03.01.2012

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When the history books make their judgments about pre-crisis Wall Street, they'll come down hard on those salaries for twenty-somethings -- at least a...

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Banks Rake In Huge Profits, Don't Share Them

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 02.28.2012

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Wall Street just scrimped, saved and cut its way back to pre-recession levels of profit. Bank profits jumped to a five-year high in 2011, according...

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Goldman, Morgan Stanley Say Clawbacks Will Affect Executive Pay Too

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.08.2012

Two major Wall Street firms say their executives will face the same repercussions for misconduct as everybody else at the company -- but it's not clea...

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Ex-Lehman Brothers Trader: Only On Wall Street Could You 'Get Paid So Much For Doing So Little'

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 02.06.2012

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The fallout from the financial crisis has already changed the way much of America views Wall Street. It may also be changing the way the financial ind...

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Goldman Sachs CEO Nets Smaller Bonus Than Last Year

Reuters | Posted 04.05.2012

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Feb 3 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein a $7 million restricted stock bonus as part of his 2...

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The Latest Bankers To Hear Bad Bonus News

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.27.2012

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As Wall Street adjusts to a less profitable chapter in its history, bankers may be finally feeling the pain that many American workers have known for ...

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Morgan Stanley CEO To Disgruntled Workers: 'If You're Really Unhappy, Just Leave'

Posted 03.27.2012

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The CEO of one of the country's largest investment banks has some choice words for any employees upset about the prospect of a smaller paycheck this y...

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BofA Investment Bankers Told To Brace For Huge Pay Cut

Posted 01.24.2012

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First it was the layoff announcements. Now it's time for pay cuts. A new type of structural adjustment continues to plague one of America's most i...

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Ex-Investment Bankers Sue Over Millions Of Dollars In Unpaid Bonuses

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.24.2012

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Investment bankers are banding together to reportedly sue their former employer, claiming the bank owes them tens of millions of dollars in unpaid bon...

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Why Does Wall Street Make So Much Money?

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.21.2012

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Payouts declined on Wall Street this year, as the major financial firms tried to steer through several quarters of lawsuits, layoffs, jittery markets,...

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Pay For Goldman Sachs Employees Has Little To Do With Performance

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012

Goldman Sachs isn't likely to garner much public favor when it announces its earnings this week, as forecasts predict that the bank will boost the sha...

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While The Young Receive Pink Slips, Wall Street Execs Get Smaller Paychecks

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.23.2012

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Wall Street firms will be getting a more modest payday this year, though how long it lasts will be anyone's guess. Executive paychecks at big finan...

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As Bonuses Roll In, Wall St. Workers May Be Forced To Adjust To New Normal

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.11.2012

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On Wall Street, there's some feeling that things just aren't what they used to be. The industry that many allege played a fundamental role in the f...

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Wall Street's Youngest May Be Hit With Pay Freeze This Year

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.10.2012

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Some of Wall Street's youngest workers may not be getting the pay raise they expect this year. Credit Suisse will likely stop its practice of auto...

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Wall Street Employees Threaten To Quit If Bonuses Aren't Up To Snuff

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.09.2012

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For some on Wall Street, a less-than-stellar bonus is simply too much to bear. Brokerage executives at one Wall Street firm, Jefferies Group, have...

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More Than One-Third Of Layoffs At One Big Bank To Hit NYC

Posted 12.27.2011

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More than one-third of job cuts at Morgan Stanley will likely hit workers in New York City. Nearly 600 of the 1,600 job cuts that Morgan Stanley a...

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Wall Street Pay On Track To Break Records Again

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 01.23.2012

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While many Americans will be squeezing as much as they can out of falling incomes to provide gifts this holiday season, some on Wall Street may be get...

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Wall St. Pay May Plunge To 2008 Levels

Posted 11.28.2011

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The average Wall Street bonus will decline by 20 percent to 30 percent this year, according to a closely watched compensation report, as banks cut...

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How Much Should A CEO Really Make?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011

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The rich, it seems, only get richer -- even during tough times. Despite an economic hangover stemming from the Great Recession and continued struggles...

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Wall Street Starting To Scale Back Pay On Trading Desks

Posted 09.07.2011

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NEW YORK (Lauren Tara LaCapra) - Large Wall Street banks are starting to scale back compensation on trading desks as shareholders grow increasingl...

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Jon Stewart and the Sheer Hypocrisy of Fox News on Teachers

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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I like teachers. But what I am learning from conservatives these days, especially the hosts and commentators for Fox News is that public school teachers are greedy.

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