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Another bank is about to go bankrupt and this is a big one. Lehman Brothers is big. They are a banks bank. They are filing for bankruptcy. 25,000+ more than likely will be laid off. This is gonna be a big splash in the pond folks. On a lighter note I read this and lol'd Quote:
...The sheer volume of chauffeur-driven limousines required to ferry more than 100 bankers, officials and their advisors to the crisis talks had jammed up traffic around the block.
Things are tough all over. http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=790942
UPDATE: Please post any news stories you find about the economy and all these companies falling over. The aim will be to create a road map of what is happening. Thank you. Sidestorys & Updates: 09/19/08Bush, Paulson outline powerful steps targeting troubled mortgage-related assets weighing down the finance industry. Plan could cost hundreds of billions. - CNNMoney
Citigroup reportedly considering bid for WaMu - MarketWatch
09/18/08Russian market frozen, others falling - Economist Federal Reserve increases lines of cash to central banks - Business Journal Canada Joins Other Central Banks, Stocks More Dollars - Bloomberg Yet another bailout - Taxpayer tally - CNNMoney 09/17/08White House alters defense of economy's strength - AP
Treasury 3-Month Bill Rates Drop to Lowest Since World War II - Bloomberg
Why the Fed pulled the trigger on AIG - CNNMoney.com
German bank in Lehman embarrassment
Barclay's looking at Lehman
09/16/08Federal bank insurance fund dwindling - Associated Press Pelosi orders wide Wall Street probe - Politico.com You wanna take this to Fuck Town?
Oh gadzooks, yes!
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Sounds like LEH-offs at LEHman's!
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AIG is supposedly going down soon too and they're the largest insurers and one of the biggest companies in the world. Major meltdown. Razor wrote:Killing people is good therapy.  
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Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:AIG is supposedly going down soon too and they're the largest insurers and one of the biggest companies in the world. Major meltdown. Really? This is like.. a dream come true.
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You, of course, know that you would never survive in your world of anarchy, right lead Salad? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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Oopsie wrote:You, of course, know that you would never survive in your world of anarchy, right lead Salad? *Sigh*. Okay, what is your argument? Biker gangs? Super duper evil corporations with brain control lazors? Invasion by the Chinamen?
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Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:AIG is supposedly going down soon too and they're the largest insurers and one of the biggest companies in the world. Major meltdown. That's what they get for having those fucking retarded commercials.
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Rikaelus wrote:Dick Cheney's Mechanical Heart wrote:AIG is supposedly going down soon too and they're the largest insurers and one of the biggest companies in the world. Major meltdown. That's what they get for having those fucking retarded commercials.
Not to mention all the money they spend spamming me with offers I don't want multiplied by how many people that also don't want. LOL
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Business wrote:On a lighter note I read this and lol'd Quote:
...The sheer volume of chauffeur-driven limousines required to ferry more than 100 bankers, officials and their advisors to the crisis talks had jammed up traffic around the block.
maybe 'zis ees a clue.... Bah Weep Granah Weep Ninny Bong
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Rikaelus wrote:Sounds like LEH-offs at LEHman's! I chuckled a lil'. Safety + Peace
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Hmm...the heads are talking about Barclay's taking over Lehman. But I've been watching CNBC all morning and has anybody noticed how much they are talking about the need to globalize our financial companies? You wanna take this to Fuck Town?
Oh gadzooks, yes!
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Welcome to Thunderdome!
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Now, they're talking the government will bail out AIG with an 85 billion dollar loan.
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BadHorsie wrote:
Now, they're talking the government will bail out AIG with an 85 billion dollar loan.
I saw that - the Fed wants to do it, which is kind of weird because AIG isn't actually a bank. Razor wrote:Killing people is good therapy.
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