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Wall Street Poised for Record Profits and Bonus Boom

First-half profits have already surpassed forecasts, setting the stage for an all-time high in executive bonuses.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 17h ago

First reported by Quartz, 1h 50m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first

The odds

How the odds moved · Above $225,000
0%50%100%93%6 Oct, 00:38 UTCnowBloomberg Markets: Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion · 6 Oct, 13:50 UTCInc.: This ‘Exceptional’ Bonus Trend Netted Top Executives $1.7 Billion Last Year · 6 Oct, 15:41 UTCQuartz: Wall Street is on pace for record profits topping $90 billion, setting up a bonus boom · 6 Oct, 12:00 UTC

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now93%
6 Oct, 00:38 UTC93%

The story so far

3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 6 Oct 2026. Quartz published first, on 6 October at 12:00 UTC; Bloomberg Markets followed 1h 50m later. The most recent article, from Inc., appeared on 6 October at 15:41 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Quartz, Inc..

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Above $225,000 at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.

  1. QuartzWall Street is on pace for record profits topping $90 billion, setting up a bonus boom93%
  2. Bloomberg MarketsWall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion93%
  3. Inc.This ‘Exceptional’ Bonus Trend Netted Top Executives $1.7 Billion Last Year93%
  4. Current odds93%

Sources

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  1. Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. This ‘Exceptional’ Bonus Trend Netted Top Executives $1.7 Billion Last Year Inc.
  3. Wall Street is on pace for record profits topping $90 billion, setting up a bonus boom Quartz

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