Lehman Brother posts $3.9B loss

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In a report released this morning, Lehman Brothers has posted losses of 3.9 billion dollars for the third quarter. Shares of Lehman Brothers have fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, as investors worry that the firm is running out of options to raise capital. Guest: Matthew Bishop, chief business writer for The Economist

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