bank of america, citigroup, ubs ag, they have been cutting staff for years now, they show no signs of letting up now. the problem, well despite the busy market driven by surprisingly few players, not so busy anything else, investment banks under pressure in their other fa far-flung businesses, y are squeezing the lemon to make whatever lemonade they can, cutting costs, managingic pengs, the likes of which we have not seen since after the famous meltdown, not good for those getting laid off, and not much better for those zombie-like survivors hanging on. their bonuses are down, and potential ripple effect is already clear. so let me be clear. whether these guys cough the economy often catches a cold. when they make big bucks they spend the big bucks, that is good for car sales, home sales, lots of sales, but those sales appear to be slowing down, a sign that corner of wall and brode's further lay offs will create more problems for the economy ro now? >>the rallye is nice, at bite we're going back to future. before it hit the fan, looking around now. maybe before everything hits the fan