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A day of the waiting and warnings.
The sovereign fund Korea Development Bank confirms it in talks with Lehman Brothers [LEHMQ
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Trouble is also in the air for mortgage lenders: Fitch Ratings cut its ratings on preferred shares of Fannie Mae [FNM
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], citing concern that if the government-backed lenders can't get access to needed capital, they could be forced to cut their dividends. (As it turned out, that was the least of it!)
What You Were Reading:
- KDB Confirms Talks with Lehman on Possible Deal
- GM Not Optimistic About the Rest of 2008: Exec.
- Has the S&P Ever Lost More Points Than the Dow?
The Dow Industrials jump more than 200 points in early trading after oil prices fall to a five-month intraday low, but optimism did not carry the day.
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The Dow closed down 26.63 points, at 11,516.92; the S&P lost 5.25 points at 1,277.58; and even the tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 18.28 points at 2,349.24.
What the Experts Were Saying:
Lehman Bros.' CEO Dick Fuld scrambles for deals to buoy the firm. Charlie Gasparino reports.
Dissecting the financials, with Peter Boockvar, Miller Tabak and Eric Ross, Canaccord Adams.
Crude oil volatility, with Mary Novak, Global Insight; John Kilduff, MF Global; and Vince Farrell, Soleil Securities.
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