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Some Wall Street Year-End Bonuses Could Hit Pre-Downturn Highs

Now is the time of year when a Wall Streeter’s fancy turns, not so lightly, to thoughts of bonuses. Inside major financial companies, the annual rite of tallying bonuses is about to begin, with a sense of relief and even elation that would have been unthinkable only a year ago.

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