Lehman Bros. ( LEH ) is under stress, but should skirt Bear Stearns’ fate. ( WSJ.com , breakingviews.com , Market Movers )
Investment banks may be safe, but hedge funds are not. ( Interfluidity )
“(T)he psychological repercussions of a Bear bankruptcy would have been even more devastating than the financial ones.” ( Slate.com )
Let the layoffs begin. ( DealBreaker.com , ibid )
Karma is a bear . “Without the trust of other banks or hedge funds, Bear was toast.” ( Market Movers also Infectious Greed , Crossing Wall Street )
What are investment banking franchises truly worth? ( Curious Capitalist )
Could shareholder have put Bear into an involuntary liquidation ? ( DealScape )
A new indicator to stress over. ( FT Alphaville )
The Fed is on the case in taking “imaginative and aggressive actions.&#...
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