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Wall Street braces as Bank of America buys Merrill Lynch
A government brokered takeover of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America for 50 billion dollars shocks markets. A 70 billion dollar bank loan pool and a broad Fed lending expansion aim to stabilize liquidity and curb a worldwide panic amid the Lehman rescue fiasco. Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke signals efforts to identify market vulnerabilities after a major institution unwinds.
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