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bbc.co.uk - 9/10/2009

The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

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Drama telling the story of three days that shook the world.

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nytimes.com - 9/11/2009

Talking Business - Lehman Had to Die, It Seems, So Global Finance Could Live

— nytimes.com — What if they’d saved Lehman Brothers ? What if, a year ago this weekend, the government and... the banking industry had somehow found a way to keep Lehman from filing for bankruptcy? How might that have changed the course of the financial crisis ? We ... (more) Talking Business - Lehman Had to Die, It Seems, So ...

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washingtonpost.com - 9/15/2009

Lehman Brothers and the Persistence of Moral Hazard

— washingtonpost.com — One year ago, Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, triggering the most acute phase of the financial crisis.... The precipitating cause of Lehman's demise was a decision -- by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke and New York ... (more) Lehman Brothers and the Persistence of Moral Hazard

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guardian.co.uk - 9/4/2009

Downfall triggered by US-UK mix-up

— guardian.co.uk — • Communication breakdown revealed in first-hand accounts of bank collapse • Blame game goes on as G20... ministers prepare for crucial London talks A breakdown in communications at the highest level between the US and the UK led to the shock collapse ... (more) Downfall triggered by US-UK mix-up

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The BBC’s Lehman Towers
FT Alphaville — Did the BBC mean for their dramatisation of the last days of Lehman Brothers to be utterly, cringeworthingly hilarious? If they didn’t, they certainly did a good job making it look like they did. In short : failed irony, bad acting and moral superiority all round. In long : The hour-long show aired on Wednesday night featured all the sweeping generalisations about subprime, CDOs, bankers you might expect, as well as some weird scripture references , overly earnest analogies to the movie Fight Club and a very sweaty OCD-obsessive clown-like Dick Fuld. Not to mention the ...

A Thumb's Down for BBC's Lehman Movie
DealBook — ... Two, not being in Britain and all. (It’s also available online via the BBC’s iPlayer, but only for those based in Britain.) But The Financial Times’s Alphaville caught it, and weighed in on ...