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As pro-and anti-groups took the Valentine’s Day argument to the streets, a group of youths — claiming to be members of Karnataka Youth Congress — on Thursday blackened the face of Sri Rama Sene leader Pramod Muthalik.
U.S. | Entertainment | PeopleThe 43-year-old actor filed for Chapter 11 protection claiming he owes more than $2.3 million and owns a New York property valued at only $1.1 million. "But unfortunately the two trains are heading for each other on the track at this time."(Reporting by Steve Eder; Editing by Toni Reinhold). NEW YORK (Reuters) - Actor Stephen Baldwin, brother of Emmy winner and "30 Rock" star Alec Baldwin, filed for bankruptcy in New York on Tuesday, according to a court document that says he is millions in debt. All four were promoted last year and serve on Goldman's top management committee.Goldman's trading division has generated about $18 billion from fixed income and equities trading so far this year, compared with $12 billion in all of 2008 and $27 billion in 2007.Johnson expects the pay of Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, who in 2007 reaped about $100 million in compensation and the vesting of stock, to remain in check.But, he said he still thinks Goldman's bonus pool will be among the biggest percentage gainers compared to its peers and enough to draw the ire of some politicians."The level of anger of the American people and the politicians is real and large, so hopefully we will avoid a train wreck at the end of the year," Johnson said. Heller and Schwartz are based in New York, and Eisler and Salame work in London.
"I'm sure they don't want the story to be that 'We are back to the madness of before'."But that does not necessarily mean Goldman will shy away from rewarding people like Heller, Schwartz, Eisler and Salame. I don't like reading bad things about Goldman Sachs."Goldman, known for having a "pay-for-performance" culture, is likely to take great pains to make sure bonuses stay below the record levels of 2007, when it paid out $20.2 billion, said Alan Johnson, a compensation consultant with Johnson Associates in New York City."They are very smart people," Johnson said. economic pyramid, thanks to the government-funded scaffolding."On the day Goldman reported its earnings, its chief financial officer, David Viniar, said the company understood the public's concerns.STICKS AND STONES"We know it We see it We don't like it," Viniar said "We believe we are doing good things We are helping the economy recover. "I just would hope that they would be a little bit embarrassed and maybe pull back a little.""They think differently from the rest of us," Brown said.Goldman's second-quarter profits and bonus cache have also drawn derision from New York Times columnist Paul Krugman, who called it "good news for Goldman and the people who work there" and "bad news for almost everyone else."The Daily Show's Jon Stewart mockingly celebrated Goldman as "the eye of the U.S.
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