Bank Bonuses to Exceed Pre-Crisis Levels

BANKING -- January 20, 2010 at 2:59 PM EDT

Bank Bonuses to Exceed Pre-Crisis Levels

With Wall Street banks poised to offer record paydays for employees, Wall Street Journal columnist Dennis Berman explains the latest bank earnings reports and Wall Street's reaction to the Obama administration's proposed tax on big banks.

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