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1. U.S. judge approves Lehman asset sale to Barclays
A U.S. bankruptcy judge approved a revised version of Barclays' deal to purchase the core U.S. business of Lehman Brothers.
20 Sep 2008
2. Barclays in billion pound Lehman deal
Barclays, which over the weekend balked at acquiring stricken Lehman Brothers Holdings, agreed to pay about $1.75 billion (1 billion pounds) for some of the bank's prime U.S. assets following its bankruptcy filing.
17 Sep 2008
3. Barclays talks to buy Lehman core U.S. unit
Barclays is in talks with Lehman Brothers to buy its core U.S. broker-dealer businesses, including equity, fixed income, M&A advisory and other parts, people familiar with the matter said.
16 Sep 2008
4. Lehman demise could end speculative raid on taxpayers
Letting Lehman Brothers fail is the lesser of two evils facing U.S. financial regulators trying to stop a textbook trading ploy dead in its tracks - a private sector raid on the public purse.
15 Sep 2008
5. Wall Street shaken by Lehman failure
The ruptured U.S. financial system faces an unprecedented shake-up with Lehman Brothers filing for bankruptcy, Bank of America buying Merrill Lynch and the Federal Reserve saying for the first time it will accept stocks in exchange for cash loans.
15 Sep 2008
6. Lehman assets could benefit Barclays
Barclays is one of the few banks in a position to take a look at troubled U.S. rival Lehman Brothers and could see some of its assets as a way to accelerate its U.S. expansion.
13 Sep 2008
7. Lehman shares drag on bailout reluctance
Concern that Lehman Brothers may fail to find a buyer because the U.S. government is reluctant to provide financial backing sent the investment bank's shares tumbling to a nearly 14-year low on Friday.
12 Sep 2008
8. Lehman licks wounds on UK home loans
Lehman Brothers' plan to sell $4 billion (2.3 billion pounds) of British mortgages as part of a survival strategy follows an aggressive bet on riskier UK mortgages in the last three years that has misfired.
11 Sep 2008
9. Commods seen important to Lehman despite troubles
Lehman's latest troubles may cost more jobs at the No. 4 U.S. investment bank but its commodities business, which it seems to find more promising than some units, could be largely spared, industry sources said on Wednesday.
11 Sep 2008
10. Stocks slip after Lehman news
European stocks slipped on Wednesday as investors remained jittery about the financial sector after Lehman Brothers posted a quarterly loss and announced steps to restructure the company.
10 Sep 2008
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