Merrill's Top 10 Earners Made $209 Million in 2008: Report

"Merrill Lynch & Co's 10 highest-paid employees got a total of $209 million in cash and stock in 2008, up slightly from $201 million they received a year earlier, the Wall Street Journal said, citing reviewed figures. Andrea Orcel, the firm's top investment banker, was paid $33.8 million in cash and stock in 2008, the paper said."