Banking

Wall Street Bonuses Are Same As 2004

January 29, 2009 What Red Ink? Wall Street Paid Hefty Bonuses By BEN WHITE By almost any measure, 2008 was a complete disaster for Wall Street — except, that is, when the bonuses arrived. Despite crippling losses, multibillion-dollar bailouts and the passing of some of the most prominent names in the business, employees at financial […]

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Thousands Line Up For Free Food In San Francisco

Steve Rubenstein, Chronicle Staff Writer Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (12-16) 13:47 PST SAN FRANCISCO — Never have so many people waited so long in San Francisco for a chicken. Not only a chicken, but cans of pears, corn, carrots and tomatoes, plus a sack of pinto beans. The line Tuesday for the annual grocery giveaway […]

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