| After making their predictions for the upcoming season, Nganyi rainmakers meet with researchers that compare the Nganyi forecast with a scientific forecast from the Climate Outlook Forum to develop a consensus forecast. |
| Such situations force thinkers to respond more like Cassandras than rainmakers. |
| Of course, not every company is rushing out to hire a bevy of rainmakers. |
| Now independent corporate-finance houses, often run by the former rainmakers at the supermajors, have around a third of the market. |
| Bond traders have been the new rainmakers on Wall Street, thanks to low interest rates, few defaults, and a rise in the number of aggressive fixed-income hedge funds. |
| Last year's boom has been reflected in the profitability reported by investment banks and the take-home pay of the corporate rainmakers. |
