themselves only accept payment in u.s. dollars. but prices are out of reach for those living on base salaries in august nicolas maduro government lifted a fifteen year prohibition on the free exchange of hot currency but the body gone is operate in a legal gray area and shopkeepers still live in fear of arrest. panama has begun issuing a new tourism card that will allow cubans to travel to the central american country without a visa and buy goods now it is a very tangible symbol of strength and commercial ties between the two countries. panamanian president juan carlos ferrero introduced a new measure last week making it easier for cubans to travel to and buy goods in panama provided they can prove that they have ties to a private business in cuba currently there are some five hundred ninety two thousand cuban workers in the private sector. we feel that the tourism card will
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$128,500. the 5th highest on record and wall street was enjoying the second most profitable year, on top of that. brenda buttner is our senior business correspondent and anchor of bulls and bears and joins us again, thank you very much, for joining us. absolutely. heather: why should we not be outraged at this? a bonus of over $128,0500. wall street made a lot of profits and they pay their employees more when they make more profits and, it is pay for performance, which, even at general motors, government-motors, they are trying do that for some of the nonsalaried employees. and, another thing to understand, is, it sounds like a huge number, to live in new york, it is expensive and these people very small base salaries and most of the money comes at
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