Wall Street Bonuses Hit Record $49B
Corroborated by 7 sources from 7 publishers
TL;DR
Reports differ across sources; according to seekingalpha.com, listen below or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Olaplex (OLPX) to be acquired by Henkel (HENKY) for $1.4B; stock surges 49% premarket.
Sources
1
Bloomberg Industries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-26/wall-street-bonus-pool-jumps-to-a-record-49-2-billion-for-2025
2
Fortune
https://fortune.com/2026/03/26/wall-street-bonus-record-2025-new-york-comptroller-outlook
3
Axios Feed
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/26/wall-street-bonuses-pay
4
Seeking Alpha Market News
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4886093-wall-street-breakfast-podcast-henkel-adds-shine-with-olaplex?source=feed_all_articles
5
Bloomberg Markets
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-26/wall-street-piles-into-cash-in-hopes-of-a-stock-market-rebound
6
ABC News Top Stories
https://abcnews.com/Business/wireStory/wall-streets-2025-bonuses-reached-unprecedented-levels-rollicking-131426011
7
Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/us-stock-futures-drop-oil-jumps-as-iran-peace-hopes-appear-to-moderate-4582320
8
Investing.com News
https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/wall-st-opens-lower-as-mideast-deescalation-uncertainty-weighs-4582736
9
Yahoo Finance News
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wall-street-cuts-mosaic-company-135751158.html
10
Bloomberg Economics
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-03-26/wall-street-bonuses-hit-record-49b-video