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Bear Stearns Funds on Brink of Collapse: WSJ
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Wednesday, 20 Jun 2007 | 12:52 AM ET
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Two big hedge funds at Bear Stearns moved toward the brink of collapse Tuesday night after Merrill Lynch rejected a bailout plan developed over several days in a drama that could have wide-ranging consequences for Wall Street and investors, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The newspaper said it reviewed documents revealing that Merrill Lynch [MER
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