Who are all the people in shorts carrying boxes on CNBC right now? Are those LEH folks cleaning out their desks?
I really have no idea-- I just switched over from the Steelers game ( much more important than LEH employees!) on the commercial
Bac has agreed to by Merrill Lynch. This has something to do with LEH. Obviously, BAC and all the other banks felt LEH could not be saved, the government was not going to step in. And in a more free market, it will be suvival of the fittest. Personally, I doubt if the is long term good news for financials although some will try to spin it that way.
not really-- i feel bad for the back office people. the brokers and ibankers can go screw themselves.