WSJ.com - Crisis on Wall Street as Lehman Totters, Merrill Seeks Buyer, AIG Hunts for Cash

Powered by    * Please note, the sender's email address has not been verified.       The American financial system was shaken to its core on Sunday. Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. faced the prospect of liquidation, and Merrill Lynch & Co. was close to a deal to sell itself to Bank of America Corp. The U.S. government, which bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a week ago and orchestrated the sale of Bear Stearns Cos. to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. in March, played much tougher with Lehman. It refused to provide a financial backstop to potential buyers.             Click the following to access the sent link:       WSJ.com - Crisis on Wall Street as Lehman Totters, Merrill Seeks Buyer, AIG Hunts for Cash* This article will be available to non-subscribers of the Online Journal for up to seven days after it is e-mailed.                 Get your EMAIL THIS Browser Button and use it to email content from any Web site. Click here for more information.   *This article can also be accessed if you copy and paste the entire address below into your web browser. http://online.wsj.com/wsjgate?subURI=%2Farticle%2FSB122139688846233147-email.html&nonsubURI=%2Farticle_email%2FSB122139688846233147-lMyQjAxMDI4MjExNDMxOTQ2Wj.html