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Wall Street Loses Sex Appeal as Big Guns Struggle

Talented people risk little by trying out academia, government

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2009 12:34 PM CST

(Newser) – The gravitational pull of Wall Street on the nation's best and brightest students has weakened dramatically, Andrew Ross Sorkin writes in the New York Times, as ridiculous pay packages and the thrill of risk-taking give way to layoffs and anxiety. "The whole cult and... Read full story »

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