GT500-07 Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 talk about greed Thain has said he deserves a bonus because he helped avert what could have been a much larger crisis at the firm, people familiar with his thinking told the WSJ. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081208/bs_nm/us_merrill_bonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aonebadbone Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 Now that is just plain STUPID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-07 Posted December 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 CEOs Who Should -- and Should Not -- Get Bonuses This Year For chief executives seeking annual bonuses, this will be a tough year. Trouble in the economy made it difficult, if not impossible, for even the best managers to meet goals that corporate boards set for chief executives at the start of 2008. And even if corporate boards want to reward CEOs for doing a good job in a bad environment, it doesn't look good to give something extra to executives while employees are being laid off and shareholders have seen stock prices plunge. http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/artic...nuses-This-Year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-07 Posted December 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Merrill chief Thain withdraws request for bonus Troubled US bank Merrill Lynch said chairman and chief executive John Thain has withdrawn his request for a bonus this year amid rising public anger Wall Street's role in the country's financial crisis. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081209/ts_al...an_081209155813 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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