[R-G] Masters of the Universe

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/710c4b9c-a6ec-11dd-95be-000077b07658.html>
'Masters of the universe' need to wake up to the real world
By Aline van Duyn
Published: October 31 2008 02:00 | Last updated: October 31 2008 02:00

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The focus now has become the nine US banks which are receiving $125bn
of public money. They have spent or reserved $108bn for employee pay
and bonuses in the first nine months of 2008, nearly the same as last
year.