Lehman Brothers was founded in 1850. Bear Sterns in 1923. Merrell Lynch in 1914.
All survived the Great Depression! Then there were the George W. years.
MSNBC chronicles today in their report "Marking the end of an era in American business". The following video reports that "Sept. 15: Wall Street had one of its worst days on record Monday as some of the biggest names in American business went away, along with a lot of money and tens of thousands of jobs."
Then check out Chris Matthews taking on McCain's Sr. Policy Advisor and the campaigns claims that the economy is "fundamentally sound".
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