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News that banks are still paying out bonuses despite making huge losses and receiving state aid has sparked popular anger around the world. Here, demonstrators protest outside the Bank of England in London.
Read the article: Global Rage at Bankers' Bonus Excesses
Protestors on Wall Street make their point clear.
Critics of bank bonuses say that bankers should only be rewarded for their successes -- not their failures.
A major strike was held in France on Jan. 29 in protest against the global financial crisis.
Iceland's economic woes brought the population out on the streets last November.
Many blame former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan for loosening regulations in the financial industry.
"One can only distribute what one has earned," says Commerzbank CEO Martin Blessing (r), seen here with Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann. "Companies that lost money should not be handing out bonuses."
