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Company News:
> Analyst: Merrill may take $4 to $5 billion write down. Article
> Merrill Lynch exits U.K. retail investment. Article
> Analysts pare Merrill estimates. Article
> Rumors lash Lehman Brothers again. Article
> Bear Stearns bondholders will big. Article
> Cramer: Lehman still too risky. Video
> JP Morgan on legal thin ice? Article
> JP Morgan enters prime brokerage. Article
> Lehman analysts pare industry estimates. Article
> More on new Harvard endowment chief. Article

Industry News:
> Bear seeks curbs on ex-employees' use of client lists. Article
> 30-year mortgages drop. Article
> Electronic swaps trading still flags. Article 

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