Hiring Watch '08: Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch
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Bonus Watch '08: Goldman Sachs
Bonuses paid in '08 that were of the look-but-don't-touch variety were turned into real live ones that you can buy things with last year. Two billion dollars worth of live ones.