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Talks over Lehman due to resume | Talks over Lehman due to resume |
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Negotiations are due to resume to find a buyer for troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, before a Sunday evening deadline. | Negotiations are due to resume to find a buyer for troubled US investment bank Lehman Brothers, before a Sunday evening deadline. |
Bank of America is the main candidate to buy Lehman, but UK lender Barclays is also said to be interested. | Bank of America is the main candidate to buy Lehman, but UK lender Barclays is also said to be interested. |
Lehman is up for sale after it reported a $3.9bn (£2.2bn) quarterly loss last week amid concerns over its long term financial viability. | Lehman is up for sale after it reported a $3.9bn (£2.2bn) quarterly loss last week amid concerns over its long term financial viability. |
The firm's share price has plummeted as fears over its future have mounted. | The firm's share price has plummeted as fears over its future have mounted. |
'Rescue package' | 'Rescue package' |
The talks to sell Lehman are being led by senior officials from the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve. | The talks to sell Lehman are being led by senior officials from the US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve. |
It is understood that the US government wishes to arrange a bailout package under which other US investment banks - such as Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs - would contribute funds to a rescue which would see Lehman's balance sheet cleaned up before its sale. | It is understood that the US government wishes to arrange a bailout package under which other US investment banks - such as Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs - would contribute funds to a rescue which would see Lehman's balance sheet cleaned up before its sale. |
Although this is expected to cost the banks many millions, the alternative would likely be a sharp fall in their share prices if Lehman was to fail. | Although this is expected to cost the banks many millions, the alternative would likely be a sharp fall in their share prices if Lehman was to fail. |
A number of sources report that US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is determined that no tax payers' money will be used to help Lehman. | A number of sources report that US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is determined that no tax payers' money will be used to help Lehman. |
Lehman could be sold off as one company, or else broken up into parts and sold separately. | Lehman could be sold off as one company, or else broken up into parts and sold separately. |
While the firm got itself into financial difficulty due to extensive bad mortgage debts, its fund management business is in relatively good shape, analysts say. | While the firm got itself into financial difficulty due to extensive bad mortgage debts, its fund management business is in relatively good shape, analysts say. |
Neither Bank of America or Barclays have made any comment. | |
Mortgage bail-out | Mortgage bail-out |
Lehman's shares lost 80% of their value last week, and its quarterly loss was the largest in its history. | Lehman's shares lost 80% of their value last week, and its quarterly loss was the largest in its history. |
The firm is the fourth-largest US investment bank. | The firm is the fourth-largest US investment bank. |
Concerns over the fate of Lehman follow the bail-out last weekend of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. | Concerns over the fate of Lehman follow the bail-out last weekend of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. |
The lenders were thrown into financial difficulty after the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market. | The lenders were thrown into financial difficulty after the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market. |