“What the American people don't understand is how Merrill Lynch or AIG or Lehman Brothers can reward people, and the entity fails. Not only do the shareholders lose, but the entities lose.” PeopleLosesFailingBrotherRewardsEntityShareholdersLehman Brothers Author:Richard Grasso
“I don't feel like a wealthy person. Other people think of me as a wealthy person, but I don't. I feel the same as when I was a fifth-year associate trying to make partner at Lehman Brothers. I haven't changed.” PeopleThinkingFeelsTryingYearsPersonsHavensChangedBrotherPartnersWealthyAssociatesFifthThink Of MeI Haven't ChangedLehman Brothers Author:Stephen A. Schwarzman
“The dirty little secret of what used to be known as Wall Street securities firms-Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns-was that every one of them funded their business in this way to varying degress, and every one of them was always just twenty-four hours away from a funding crisis. The key to day-to-day survival was the skill with which Wall Street executives managed their firms' ongoing reputation in the marketplace.” WayLittlesUsedHoursSecretKnownFourStreetsSecurityBrotherWallKeysBearsSkillsSurvivalTwentiesCrisisReputationUsed To BeDirtyFirmExecutivesDay To DayOngoingFundingMarketplaceStanleyGoldman SachsLehman Brothers Author:William D. Cohan
“I wasn't on the board of Lehman Brothers. I was a banker, and I was proud of it and I traveled the country and learned how people make jobs.” PeopleCountryJobsBrotherProudBoardsTraveledBankersLehman Brothers Author:Sean Hannity
“Barclays Bank in England purchased bankrupt Lehman Brothers Tuesday along with its Manhattan tower, saving nine thousand jobs. It's humiliating. The United States of America is 232 years old and we're having to go to mom for money.” YearsStatesJobsAmericaUnitedUnited StatesBrotherMomThousandEnglandNineSavingTowersUnited States Of AmericaManhattanTuesdayHumiliatingLehman Brothers Author:Argus Hamilton
“Wall Street banks have used the same tactic that Bush used in the war on terror - fear - and they've basically said that if you don't do what we tell you, the sky will fall. If you don't do what we tell you, it will be the end of capitalism as we know it. The failure of Lehman Brothers lent some credence to those fears.” IfsKnowsSaidWarEndsUsedFallSkyStreetsBrotherWallCapitalismTerrorTacticsWar On TerrorCredenceLehman Brothers Author:Joseph Stiglitz
“Hey, guess what? Turns out the free market? Not so free. Wall Street was hit hard Monday when Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch was sold to Bank of America, and insurance giant AIG neared a collapse of its own. Basically, if your commercials air during golf tournaments, you're done.” IfsHardDoneAmericaTurnsAirStreetsBrotherWallGolfHeyGiantsCollapseMondayFree MarketTournamentsBankruptcyGolf TournamentsLehman Brothers Author:Amy Poehler
“While we're talking about votes, Bernie Sanders is one who voted to deregulate swaps and derivatives in 2000, which contributed to the over-leveraging of Lehman Brothers, which was one of the culprits that brought down the economy.” TalkingEconomyBrotherVoteDerivativesCulpritLehman Brothers Author:Hillary Clinton