Bear Stearns plunges 49% in the morning trading after it agreed for a secured credit facility with JP Morgan. The company in a press release said that its capital position has deteriorated in last 24 hours and is working with JP Morgan to arrange for a permanent financing. The emergency financing arranged with the help of the New York Fed suggests the gravity of th situations. The news also dragged Lehman Brothers stock lower by 10%. |
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