Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. employees who invested part of their incomes in the company’s stock have had their lawsuit revived by the U.S. Supreme Court, although perhaps only temporarily.

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A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has approved Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s $767 million settlement with Freddie Mac — an agreement that releases hundreds of millions of dollars to return to the failed investment bank's creditors.

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WASHINGTON — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be the “height of irresponsibility” for lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the near-collapse of the nation’s financial system. ...

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WASHINGTON — In a blistering warning to congressional Republicans, President Barack Obama said Monday it would be the “height of irresponsibility” for lawmakers to cause a new economic crisis just five years after the near-collapse of the nation’s financial system. ...

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Should companies be charged for soft costs like catered lunches and photocopying by outside counsel?

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WASHINGTON — Bank of America says it has agreed to pay $2.43 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit related to its acquisition of Merrill Lynch at the height of the financial crisis. In the lawsuit, shareholders alleged that Bank of ...

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NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC are selling their stake in the apartment building owner Archstone to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.’s bankruptcy estate for $1.58 billion. The transaction disclosed Friday for the banks’ 26.5 percent ...

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The Dow Jones industrial average on Tuesday finally reclaimed the ground it held before the carnage of the Great Recession — bailouts, bank failures, layoffs by the million and a stock market panic that cut retirement savings in half. The ...

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NEW YORK — The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment a healthy 5.4 percent and the worst of the Great Recession months ...

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