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Hong Kong Banks Agree to Buy Bank Lehman Securities

Oct. 17, 2008
Investors had complained that they were misled into believing the securities guaranteed by the investment bank Lehman Brothers were safe.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Attorneys have filed a lawsuit in New York charging The Reserve and TD Ameritrade with misleading investors who lost money in the Yield Plus fund.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A soured investment in Lehman Brothers debt proved even a prudent U.S. investor can find trouble in the current financial environment.

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UBS to downsize its investment bank

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Court approves Lehman sale to Barclays

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Germans jolted by Lehman Brothers payment

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FDIC-insured banks safe, FDIC says

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Money markets show signs of strain

NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Money market mutual funds, among the safest bets in the investment spectrum, have begun to show signs of strain, financial analysts said Wednesday.

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch