It’s been a great year for stupidity in the business world. (Okay, nearly every year is a great year for stupidity in the business world.) Fortune magazine, in conjunction with CNN  Money, offers a look at some of the stupidest moves by businesses this year. Here are my favorite highlights:

Goldman Sachs CEO tells the Times of London that he’s “doing God’s work” as a banker. Hmmm…most people I know doing God’s work aren’t being paid $43 million to do it.
All Nippon Airways asks passengers to go to the bathroom before boarding. The move was meant to save on greenhouse gases, …read more

Looking at Wall Street right now, you would never know that we just came out of a recession. And it is worth noting that for most regular folks, the end of the recession is merely a technical economic detail. Individuals still face a number of financial challenges, and with the weak labor market, it is little surprise that things most of Main Street is still wonder whether things are going to pick up. For thousands of Wall Street folks, though, that is not much of an issue. They just found out that they will be enjoying record bonuses.
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Jon Stewart takes down Goldman Sachs.