Fear and loathing in New York
Updated on 30 September 2008
Inigo Gilmore visited New York's financial district to see how the bankers are coping.
During the Wall Street crash of 1929, prohibition was in full swing - with the manufacture and sale of alcohol banned.
So with shares volatile and bonuses under threat, what's a Wall Street banker to do? Head to the pub, of course.
These days, in the midst of the financial crisis, bankers aren't finding it as hard to drown their sorrows, as shares dive and their bonuses are put under threat.
