Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy

Sleep Loss in America: The Decade That Didn't Sleep and Why It's Complicated

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 12.31.2009 | Living


Qanta Ahmed, MD

We have been on a roller coaster when it comes to how we now sleep and what a ride we have been on.

Lehman's $50M Bonus Package For Employees Unwinding Derivatives Contracts Approved By Bankruptcy Judge

DAVID MCLAUGHLIN | Posted 12.18.2009 | Business


NEW YORK--A judge on Wednesday said Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. could pay $50 million in bonuses to employees still grappling with a huge derivative...

The $20 Billion Gamble: The Greatest Coup in Financial History

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.17.2009 | Business


Blake Fleetwood

Paulson made his bets in late 2006 just as the sub-prime mortgage markets were starting to weaken. His timing was impeccable, as was his luck.

Shahien Nasiripour

New "Too Big To Fail" Bill Gives Feds Power To Freeze Derivatives Contracts

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 11.03.2009 | Business


The "Too Big To Fail" legislation currently being debated by a House committee has been widely criticized as toothless. But one provision gives the fe...

Lehman Brothers Art Collection For Sale

businessinsider.com | Lawrence Delevingne | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


On November 1st, Philadelphia auction house Freeman's is holding the first of two sales of nearly 700 pieces from Lehman Brothers' private art collect...

Economic Reform is Overdue

Mary Shannon Little | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business


Mary Shannon Little

One would hope Congress would have approached Wall Street reform with the same gusto they have brought to debating a public option in health care. It's time to tackle the thorny issues that brought us to this point.

Who Duped Rolling Stone Gonzo Reporter Matt Taibbi?

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.11.2009 | Business


Diane Tucker

Taibbi, Rolling Stone magazine's teen heartthrob, became a sensation last month after calling Goldman Sachs "a giant vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity."

"Happy" Anniversary, Iceland

Iris Erlingsdottir | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


Iris Erlingsdottir

This has been a very rough year for Iceland, and it's not likely to get better anytime soon. The public's anger continues to grow, and it would not be surprising if this winter sees a repeat of last winter's uprising.

Bankers Versus Bankers

Pablo Triana | Posted 11.19.2009 | Business


Pablo Triana

A (large) group of bankers has been mauled by the mayhem-igniting actions of another (small) group of bankers.

One Year Later: The Lessons of a Failed Economic Philosophy

Alexi Giannoulias | Posted 11.15.2009 | Chicago


Alexi Giannoulias

We are no more insulated from a financial crisis today than we were one year ago. Congress has not changed a single rule, habit or practice to stop this economic calamity from happening again.

Fuld: "I've Been Pummeled, I've Been Dumped On"

Reuters | Clare Baldwin, Jui Chakravorty and Jonathan Spicer | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


The man vilified for the collapse of Lehman Brothers (LEHMQ.PK) almost a year ago, a failure that triggered the global economic crisis, seemed burdene...

Economic 9-11: Did Lehman Brothers Fall or Was It Pushed?

Ellen Brown | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business


Ellen Brown

Why was Bear Stearns saved from bankruptcy but Lehman Brothers was not? How could the decision makers not realize the dire consequences of letting Lehman go down?

Lehman Brothers, a Year After Its Collapse

Sheldon Filger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business


Sheldon Filger

The calculation made by Bernanke and Paulson that Lehman Brothers was expendable, especially in light of the measures taken to save AIG, Merrill Lynch and Bear Stearns, not to mention Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, was destined to be proved fatally flawed.

Lehman's Bankruptcy Advisers Get $262.6 Million

bloomberg.com | Linda Sandler | Posted 08.09.2009 | Business


July 9 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the investment bank liquidating in bankruptcy, paid its advisers $262.6 million for nine months o...

The Double-Standardization Of Double Standards

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | Politics


Stuart Whatley

Surely there is nothing new about double standards in business and finance, especially in the current crisis. In fact, there may even be a rising double standard for what constitutes a double standard.

GM Bankruptcy Fees Could Reach $1.2 Billion, Top Lehman Brothers

Bloomberg | Linda Sandler | Posted 03.28.2009 | Home


Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- A General Motors Corp. bankruptcy might yield a $1.2 billion "bonanza" for bankers, accountants and lawyers, surpassing record ...

James Peck, Judge In Lehman Brothers Case, Charged With Hitting Wife

Dealbook/NYTimes | Michael J. de la Merced | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business


The federal court judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of Lehman Brothers was arrested on Saturday after allegedly hitting his wife. James M. Peck,...

Lehman Brothers' Sudden Bankruptcy Wiped Out As Much As $75 Billion

Reuters | Posted 01.29.2009 | Business


Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's emergency bankruptcy filing wiped out as much as $75 billion of potential value for creditors, The Wall Street Journal ...

Dick Fuld: Criminal Charges In The Offing?

Clusterstock | John Carney | Posted 01.02.2009 | Business


The blockbuster article in New York magazine made it clear that Dick Fuld was telling investors and creditors one thing about the health of Lehman Bro...

Lehman Assets Nearly Worthless, Dangerous Implications For Economy

Clusterstock | John Carney | Posted 11.10.2008 | Business


So the final results from the Lehman Brothers CDS auction are in, and they're even uglier than expected. Finally price is 8.625 cents on the dollar. ...

New York Psychiatrist Uses Verbal Abuse On Wall Street Clients

The Daily Beast | Dr. Stephen Josephson | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business


A New York psychiatrist says caustic verbal abuse is the best treatment for traumatized Wall Street jocks. Last week the bottom dropped out of the fi...

Lehman's Richard Fuld Punched In Gym: CNBC's Vicky Ward Confirms Story

Business & Media Institute | Jeff Poor | Posted 11.06.2008 | Business


It seems anxiety from the financial crisis is reaching new highs, but the tipping point for one individual came at the Lehman Brothers gym in the ...

Lehman CEO Fuld To Testify At Congressional Hearing On Company's Collapse

Reuters | Bill Berkrot | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business


Disgraced CEO Richard Fuld, who oversaw the demise of venerable Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc that helped tip the credit crunch into a full-blown crisi...

Bulletproof Your Job

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.02.2008 | Business


Stephen Viscusi

We're all on orange alert. In today's economic climate, no one's job is secure. So how to make sure you're one of the lucky ones who dodges the layoff bullet?

Life After Merrill Buyout: "I Was Shocked I Would Be Joining A Lower-Tier Commercial Bank"

IvyGate | Dan Haley | Posted 11.03.2008 | Business


George, an Ivy-educated pseudonymous banker working as an analyst at Merrill Lynch, describes how he found out about Bank of America's buyout of Merri...