American Divide: Wall Street was beginning to regain its swagger after the post-Lehman Brothers meltdown and $140bn in compensation and bonuses was provided for in 2009. However, the revelations about investment bank Goldman Sachs and its handling of junk mortgages as the boom was turning to a bust, will be harder to live down. Simply, money will not so easily buy credibility on Main Street.
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