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Top Wall Street Analysts Finds A Clever Way To Get Free Sporting Event Tickets

| 08.02.2012

In his morning comment, Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid writes…
I innocently mentioned being a Liverpool fan in yesterday’s Early Morning Reid and ended up being offered Wembley Cup Final tickets I thought I’d missed out on….

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Ouch! UBS’s Bonus Pool Got Whacked

| 07.02.2012

UBS just released some dismal bonus pool numbers.
From Bloomberg: 
The bonus pool, including pay deferred into future years, fell to 2.57 billion Swiss francs ($2.8 billion), from 4.25 billion francs in 2010, the Zurich-based …

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Bank Of America Says Its Needs A PR Makeover, Ad Agencies Say It Needs A ‘Silver Bullet’

| 07.02.2012

The highest level executives at Bank of America, from CEO Brian Moynihan to Investment Bank head Tom Montag are wracking their brains for a new marketing strategy for the company, reports Ad Age.
You definitely can’t blame them. It…

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Survey Finds Terrible Bonuses Met Or Exceeded Wall Street’s Even More Terrible Expectations

| 07.02.2012

If you’re looking for a data point that shows a shift in compensation culture on Wall Street and you took a quick look at the headline of this Bloomberg article, you might think you’ve found it: “Bonuses Met Wall Street Worker…

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Quirky Tidbits And Facts About The Life Of Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman

| 07.02.2012

Who is Morgan Stanley’s CEO James Gorman really?
We know that Gorman, who is just entering his third year as CEO, rarely goes in front of the cameras.
But this month he’s the feature story in Bloomberg Markets magazine and he’s def…

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How Much Dopamine Is Too Much For a Trader?

| 06.02.2012

Some on the Street like to talk about how making money is “in their DNA.”
But it’s always surprising to see what turns up when real scientists actually look at traders’ chromosomes.
In the latest such study (via Wall Street Journal…

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Jamie Dimon Says Wall Street’s Going The Way Of Wal-Mart — And It’s A Good Thing

| 06.02.2012

Jamie Dimon is a major voice in this week’s New York Magazine’s cover story on Wall Street’s business model. The piece is called ‘The End Of Wall Street As They Knew It,’ and it basically breaks down what is forcing the industry to…

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Margaret Brennan Got Sucked Into A Bet-Date With Another Bloomberg TV Host

| 03.02.2012

Bloomberg Television anchor Margaret Brennan got tricked into a Super Bowl bet-date this morning by 69-year-old Al Hunt [via @ForexLive]

If the Giants pull off a win, Brennan will be treated to a meal by Hunt, the host of Bloomberg TV’s “Political Capital with Al Hunt.”  

However, if the Patriots are victorious, Brennan owes Hunt a meal.

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UK’s FSA Could Fine And Ban Senior UBS Bankers In Rogue Trade Probe

| 03.02.2012

It’s been several months since the unexpected $2.3 billion loss at UBS believed to be caused by a lone rogue trader in the bank’s London office and now the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority has decided to launch a formal investig…

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Wall Street Wants The Patriots To Lose Super Bowl–Here’s Why

| 03.02.2012

You can bet that Wall Street will be rooting for the New York Giants to pull off a victory against the New England Patriots during Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI.
And it’s not just because the Giants are the home team either. 
It ha…

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