"Markets crimp plans of would-be investment bankers" by Associated Press | October 5, 2008
CHICAGO - The path to a high-powered career in investment banking suddenly is full of roadblocks for MBA students who have seen Wall Street drastically reshaped while they sit in the classroom.
Just as many were eyeing a job market where starting salaries can far exceed $100,000, an era of giant investment banks came to a crashing end and the need for such specialists dwindled.
Their plight may not elicit much sympathy during a financial crisis. --more--"