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	Bear Stearns: losses well beyond mortgages

jcfalkenberg

12-24-2007 11:52 AM

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finance, markets, bear stearns, cdo, credit crunch, usa, subprime

jcfalkenberg says:

THe Bear looks seriously wounded this time

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