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The Financial Crisis: This Day—One Year Ago, Sept. 3
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False optimism wars with bad omens—and the latter wins.
Lehman Brothers [LEHMQ
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Lehman's discussions with Korea Development Bank about a potential KDB investment in the US financial firm seems to founder after two other banks involved suddenly distanced themselves from the deal chatter. Market scuttlebutt suggests HSBC [HBC
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] shares rise after it sells $2 billion of short-term debt at a lower interest rate than the previous week. But Fannie shares end 1.5 percent lower. Freddie Mac[FRE
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More false optimism arises as General Motors shares jump 5.8 percent—the biggest gainer on the Dow—after reporting a 20-percent sales slide, at the low end of the predicted 19 to 37 percent range.
And Home Depot [HD
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The Mortgage Bankers Association says applications for U.S. home mortgages had risen the previous week, as loan rates eased.
The dollar hits an 11-month high against the euro, as belief spreads that the credit crunch tsunami would turn on Europe—and that the U.S. has already weathered the worst.
The Dow ekes out a small gain, after two losses.
Crude oil prices fall 36 cents a share to settle at $109.35 a barrel.
What the Experts Were Saying:
The Ospraie Fund will close shop, and the money will be returned to investors — including Lehman Brothers. Charlie Gasparino reports.
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