From a WSJ article on the shrinkage of Wall Street’s bonus pool this year: “Jonathan Beckett, CEO of yacht brokerage firm Burgess, said demand for weekly yacht rentals in the Caribbean this winter is ‘quite poor,’ in part because of Wall Street.” Lamborghini sales are down too, alas.
Posted by: Doug Henwood | December 14, 2010
Hard times all around
Posted in observation | Tags: luxury, Wall Street
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It could be a sad Christmas in Medellin.
By: Rojo on December 14, 2010
at 6:42 pm
Where will demand come from ?
By: purple on December 16, 2010
at 4:17 pm