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Stop Whining, Let Goldman Have Bonuses

$23B is galling, but at least the bank is sensible: Sorkin

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 13, 2009 5:45 AM CDT

(Newser) – On Thursday Goldman Sachs is set to announce its third-quarter results, but the talk of Wall Street is the size of this year's bonus pool—predicted to be more than $23 billion. That's the largest figure in the company's history and twice as much as... Read full story »

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