Friday, November 21, 2008

Bonuses vs Dividend

BNP, the leading French bank, announced to employees at its investment-banking division that bonuses would be down around 75% this year.  Meanwhile, the CEO of cross-town rival Societe Generale, of Jerome Kerviel fame, said that the dividend next year might be cut.  Guess which stock fell by almost 15% today?  

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