THE DAILY By Kyle Stock October 12, 2011 Surging pay and sagging results are expected to squeeze another wave of workers off of Wall Street. Manhattan banks and brokerage firms may cut an additional 10,000 securities jobs by the end of next year, according to a report released yesterday by New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli....

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Zynga Inc. has become the most valuable U.S. video-game company by relying on Facebook Inc. to reach users. Now it has to convince investors that its dependence on the social network won’t hinder growth. Zynga, maker of social games such as “FarmVille” and “CityVille,” said yesterday it will raise $1 billion...

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By Kyle Stock Another sign that heady days are back on Wall Street: Private-equity firms are raiding investment banks for relatively inexperienced analysts. Buyout companies have long poached hires from two-year analyst programs at bulge-bracket banks. This year, the hiring is occurring more rapidly, according to private-equity and investment-bank recruiters. Candidates...

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The Washington Post with Bloomberg Rostan Says LinkedIn, Yandex  'Extremely Well Positioned' With Sara Li from "First Up" Video: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/rostan-says-linkedin-yandex-extremely-well-positioned/2011/05/24/AFHtyqAH_video.html Rostan Says LinkedIn, Yandex `Extremely Well Positioned' May 25 (Bloomberg) -- Scott Rostan, a former M&A banker at Merrill Lynch & Co. and now president of Training the Street, talks about global initial public offerings....

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