Bloomberg sheds light on the "malaise" and "paralysis" bankers are feeling because of lowered bonuses and salaries.
Unhappy with the poor performance of financial stocks in 2011, institutional investors are gearing up or a battle.
If you're a Wall St. employee unhappy with your 2011 bonus, start working on that Cantor job application.
Bankers will find their 2011 year-end bonuses to be significantly smaller, but one Wall Streeter argues that it's not fair.
"It is sort of on a slight but steady downward trend," said Dr. Stephen Ross, director of NYU's Langone Center of Excellence on Addiction. "I treat patients in private practice. Many cocaine addicts tell me stories they don't have enough money to buy it anymore."
"Magic is an illusion but it's a very effective illusion and there are lots of short people who feel tall and ugly people who feel gorgeous and weak people who feel powerful with the acquisition of money."
If the banks move bonus season into December -- which would protect year-end bonuses from the threat higher taxes in 2011 -- we can all stop pretending.