British bank Barclays pulls out of bidding for Lehman Brothers: source 1:16pm EDT (Reuters) Getting anxious...
... The surprise decision leaves a consortium led by Bank of America as the only potential buyer for Lehman ... ... http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/2008/09/bloomberg-reports-barclays-out-of.html
The bid/ ask on the futures markets. Even though trading does not happen until 6pm, bid/ ask is still there and it changes as events occur.
Is Bank of America another citigroup in the makings? They seem to be firing in all cylinders ... maybe too little too fast..
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