Guide Note

Lehman Brothers is a financial company based in America that provides a variety of commercial financial services worldwide, including various investment and banking services as well as market research and trading. It is heavily involved in the U.S. Treasury securities market, and is comprised of numerous subsidiary companies.

Fast Facts

Stock symbol: LEH (NYSE)
Annual revenue (2007): $59 billion
Founders: Henry, Emanuel, and Mayer Lehman
Year established: 1850
Industry: Finance, banking, investment
Phone: 212-526-7000
Fax: 212-526-3738
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Overseas headquarters in London and Tokyo
President/CEO: Richard Fuld
Staff: 28,100

Key Dates

1850: Henry, Emanuel, and Mayer Lehman, three German immigrants, found the company under the name Lehman Brothers
1855: Henry dies of yellow fever, and the company focuses harder on commodities trading and brokerage operations
1924: John M. Hancock becomes the first partner who is not part of the Lehman family
1969: Robert Lehman dies, and is the last member of the Lehman family to run the company
Phone number: 1-800-666-2388

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Lehman Brothers

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Lehman Brothers Recent News

Official Site: Lehman Brothers Press Releases
CNN Money: New York Fed Called on Banks to Support Lehman Brothers (March 18, 2008)
Times Online: Lehman Brothers Slumps As Wall St Wonders: Who's Next? (March 18, 2008)
National Post (Canada): Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers (March 17, 2008)
- Rumors of a major write off when the company reports first quarter earnings later this week caused the stock to fall almost 40% last night. The stock has recovered since then, but remains 25% below its close on Friday.
Yahoo! Finance: Lehman Avoids Headlines, but Takes Hit (2007)
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Lehman Brothers Financial Info

SEC.gov: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Financials and Filings
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Forbes: Lehman Brothers Holdings
WSJ Online: Lehman Brothers Holdings
Official Site: Lehman Brothers - 2006 Annual Report
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Lehman Brothers Divisions or Affiliates

Lehman Brothers History and Background

Official Site: Lehman Brothers History
Google News Archive: Lehman Brothers Timeline
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Lehman Brothers Criticism and Commentary

Forbes.com: America's Best Managed Companies - Lehman Brothers (2006)
RealEstateJournal.com: How Wall Street Stoked The Mortgage Meltdown (2007)

Lehman Brothers Blogs and Message Boards

AOL Blogging Stocks: LEH
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Stock Broker Fraud Blog: Citigroup, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Ex-Brokers... (2007)

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