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Sep 15, 2008. The venerable Lehman Brothers investment bank said early Monday that it will file for bankruptcy, while Bank of America unveiled plans to buy Merrill Lynch — two pieces of news that profoundly alter the American financial landscape. The fast-paced changes capped a roller-coaster Wall Street weekend and threatened to stir up US financial markets already reeling from woes at other major financial firms and mortgage financing titans Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “This crisis is clearly deeper than anybody had imagined only a short time ago,” Peter Stein, an associate editor at The Wall Street Journal in Asia, told CNN. Lehman Brothers said in a statement early Monday that it plans to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. The 158-year-old investment bank had been undermined by bad bets on real estate — the value of its shares declined 94 percent this year. The fall of Lehman followed a wild, three-day scramble by top Wall Street executives and federal regulators, who worked around the clock to come up with a solution to a still-unfolding financial crisis. By the end of the weekend, the Federal Reserve had stepped in to try to calm the markets by announcing plans to loosen its lending restrictions on the banking industry. A consortium of 10 leading domestic and foreign banks agreed to create a $70 billion fund for loans to troubled financial firms. Source: edition.cnn.com


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Toyota Yaris 2007-08models SIDE IMPACT TEST WITHOUT OPTIONAL SIDE AIRBAGS OVERALL EVALUATION: Poor Injury measures Head protection Structure/safety cage Head/neck Torso Pelvis/leg Driver Poor Marginal Acceptable Poor Acceptable Rear passenger Good Good Good Marginal Important: Side impact crash test ratings can be compared across vehicle type and weight categories. Test details: The Toyota Yaris was introduced in the 2007 model year. Two tests of the Yaris were conducted, one with optional side airbags for the driver and rear passenger, and one without. These vehicles are rated separately, except that the structural ratings for both vehicles are based on both tests. Injury measures: Driver — Measures taken from the dummy indicate serious skull fracture and/or brain injuries would be likely in a crash of this severity. Rib fractures and/or internal organ injuries and a fracture of the pelvis would also be possible. Rear passenger — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity. Head protection: Driver — The dummy’s head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing high head injury measures. Rear passenger — The dummy’s head was hit by the pillar behind the rear side window and by the window frame and sill. These impacts did not produce high head injury measures, but the head protection is inadequate. Toyota Yaris 2007-08 models SIDE IMPACT TEST WITH OPTIONAL SIDE AIRBAGS OVERALL EVALUATION: Good Injury measures


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www.weforum.org 24.01.2008 Myths and Realities of Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign wealth funds are now estimated to be as large as US$ 2.5 trillion and expected to reach US$ 12 trillion in 2015. What is their impact on the global economy? Richard S. Fuld Jr, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lehman Brothers, USA Kristin Halvorsen, Minister of Finance of Norway Muhammad S. Al Jasser, Vice-Governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency Robert M. Kimmitt, US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Aleksey Kudrin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Bader M. Al Sa’ad, Managing Director, Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), Kuwait Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Blackstone Group, USA Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor, Harvard University, USA Moderator Martin Wolf, Associate Editor and Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times, United Kingdom


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Oct. 28, 2008 (Bloomberg) — Robert Prechter, chief executive officer of Elliott Wave International Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Pimm Fox from Atlanta about the US stock market’s performance, commodity prices and Prechter’s investment advice. 00:00 Stock trading, outlook; commodities, energy 03:49 Investment advice: cash and “equivalents” 05:26 Equities, volume; commodities, gold


Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar from Frankfurt about the impact of Federal Reserve monetary policy on the economy and financial markets, the correlation of the US to global investment markets, and his recommendation of China’s currency. Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg) February 1, 2008 09:14 EST 00:00 Outlook for oil prices, investment strategy 01:02 Ben Bernanke “doesn’t know what he’s doing.” 02:39 Fed policy created “chaos”; contrast to Japan 04:10 Impact of US economy on global markets 04:56 Strategy: agriculture, currencies; financials 05:21 China “buying reserves” in commodities 06:34 Aluminum Corp., Alcoa stake in Rio Tinto 08:07 Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo; “shorting the ETF” 10:06 Recommends renminbi, “safest” for long-term Running time 10:38


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