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Goldman Sachs Executives Set to Receive Over $500 Million in Special Bonuses

About 20 senior leaders, including CEO David Solomon, will receive equity awards exceeding $500 million from a five-year scheme.

5 publishers · 10 articles · first seen 6 Oct 2026 · updated 30d ago

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

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How the odds moved · Tailwind
0%50%100%99%28 Sept, 12:55 UTCnowThe Guardian: Top bosses at Goldman Sachs to share bonus pot worth up to $500m · 8 Oct, 18:09 UTCBloomberg Markets: Goldman’s Special Bonus for Top Brass Set to Exceed $500 Million · 8 Oct, 16:46 UTCBloomberg Markets: Goldman’s Top Leaders Set to Score More Than $500 Million Bonus · 8 Oct, 15:26 UTCNews Feed: Goldman to pay top executives $500mn in special bonuses · 8 Oct, 14:14 UTCBloomberg Markets: Special Bonus Pool for Goldman Executives to Top $500 Million · 8 Oct, 13:52 UTCBloomberg Markets: New York’s Record Profits, Hidden Risks · 7 Oct, 15:44 UTCBloomberg Markets: Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion · 6 Oct, 13:50 UTCQuartz: Goldman Sachs executives are set to collect more than $500 million in special bonuses · 8 Oct, 18:12 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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The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 10 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 Quartz, appeared on 8 October at 18:12 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), Quartz, Inc..

One prediction market prices this story:

  • Tailwind — resolved “Yes” on 13 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if any Goldman Sachs representative mentions Tailwind during the upcoming earnings call or its question-and-answer session. The outcome is No if they do not mention it within that specific event. Readers often mistake the deadline, thinking the statement must occur before the call begins rather than during the call itself.

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How it unfolded

Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Tailwind 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 boom75%
  2. Bloomberg MarketsWall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion75%
  3. Inc.This ‘Exceptional’ Bonus Trend Netted Top Executives $1.7 Billion Last Year75%
  4. Bloomberg MarketsNew York’s Record Profits, Hidden Risks75%
  5. Bloomberg MarketsSpecial Bonus Pool for Goldman Executives to Top $500 Million75%
  6. News FeedGoldman to pay top executives $500mn in special bonuses75%
  7. Bloomberg MarketsGoldman’s Top Leaders Set to Score More Than $500 Million Bonus79%▲4 points since the previous source
  8. Bloomberg MarketsGoldman’s Special Bonus for Top Brass Set to Exceed $500 Million79%
  9. The GuardianTop bosses at Goldman Sachs to share bonus pot worth up to $500m79%
  10. QuartzGoldman Sachs executives are set to collect more than $500 million in special bonuses79%
  11. Market resolved: Yes

Sources

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  1. Top bosses at Goldman Sachs to share bonus pot worth up to $500m The Guardian ·
  2. Goldman’s Special Bonus for Top Brass Set to Exceed $500 Million Bloomberg Markets ·
  3. Goldman’s Top Leaders Set to Score More Than $500 Million Bonus Bloomberg Markets ·
  4. Goldman to pay top executives $500mn in special bonuses News Feed ·
  5. Special Bonus Pool for Goldman Executives to Top $500 Million Bloomberg Markets ·
  6. New York’s Record Profits, Hidden Risks Bloomberg Markets ·
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  1. Wall Street Eyes Record Bonuses With Profit on Pace for $90 Billion Bloomberg Markets ·
  2. Goldman Sachs executives are set to collect more than $500 million in special bonuses Quartz
  3. This ‘Exceptional’ Bonus Trend Netted Top Executives $1.7 Billion Last Year Inc.
  4. Wall Street is on pace for record profits topping $90 billion, setting up a bonus boom Quartz

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