The Last Days of Lehman Brothers

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The heads of Wall Street's biggest investment banks were summoned to an evening meeting by the US Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson, to discuss the plight of another - Lehman Brothers. After six months' turmoil in the world's financial markets, Lehman Brothers was on life support and the government was about to pull the plug. Lehman CEO, Dick Fuld, recently sidelined in a boardroom coup, spends the weekend desperately trying to resuscitate his beloved company through a merger with Bank of America or UK-based Barclays. But without the financial support of Paulson and Lehman's fiercest competitors, Fuld's empire - and with it, the stability of the world economy - teeters on the verge of extinction.

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Photo of Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Dick Fuld

Photo of James Cromwell

James Cromwell

Hank Paulson

Photo of Henry Goodman

Henry Goodman

John Mack

Photo of Ben Daniels

Ben Daniels

John Thain

Photo of Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Jamie Dimon

Photo of James Bolam

James Bolam

Ken Lewis

Photo of David Annen

David Annen

Greg Flemming

Photo of Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Harvey Miller

Photo of William Hope

William Hope

Bart McDade

Photo of Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Timothy Geithner

Photo of Lauren Ward

Lauren Ward

Samantha

Photo of Tony Devon

Tony Devon

Daniel Levy

Photo of Peter Polycarpou

Peter Polycarpou

Lloyd C. Blankfein

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