Goldman Sachs Responds To The New York Times
Did Goldman Sachs dissemble and equivocate in its responses to the New York Times?
Did Goldman Sachs dissemble and equivocate in its responses to the New York Times?
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Open the phonebook and randomly pick the name of a stockbroker or a bank president. Call that person and ask them to explain to you how a synthetic or a derivative actually works.
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Feinberg is not cutting total compensation, he's changing the composition of pay packages -- less cash, more stock with longer vesting periods. In other words, the top guys will have more skin in the game.
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