Plexiglass could divvy up trading floors the size of football fields. But when Wall Street reopens its doors to employees, the talent will only trickle in. New York is starting to ease restrictions on businesses, and the world’s biggest financial firms are preparing to bring thousands of employees back to their offices starting this month. “It’s not going back to where we were at the end of February.”Even as Wall Street has evolved away from frantic traders clutching bits of paper, it has maintained its raucous energy. But the post-virus financial industry is likely to lose some of its thrum, not only because of its trickle of returning employees but because of the added inconveniences they’ll face.

Source: New York Times June 08, 2020 18:03 UTC