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2008

Global Financial Crisis

全球金融危機

Source: The 2008 Global Financial Storm: The Full Story and Predictions for the Future
From: Teacher Chen’s Blog
Date: 2008-10-03 · Author: Chen Chen-ping

Wall Street’s original Big Five were Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns. But after the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007: in March 2008 Bear Stearns — the US’s fifth-largest bank — was acquired by JPMorgan Chase; in July 2008 IndyMac Bank failed; in September 2008 came the “two housing agencies” crisis; and on 15 September 2008 Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy. Of the original Big Five, only Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs remained; the rest had fallen. An unceasing succession of financial storms devastated the US economy and spread to countries around the world.

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