Market Still Values Wall Streeters More Than Brain Surgeons
Even after the post-crash bonus shrink, the most talented will be drawn to trading, not curing cancer
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time ever on Tuesday. However, despite the record-breaking nature of the even, Wall Street seems sort of unimpressed.
Even after the post-crash bonus shrink, the most talented will be drawn to trading, not curing cancer
Quite a few Wall Street analysts think so...
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