Posts Tagged ‘Long Beach investments’

LEHMAN BROTHERS BANKRUPTCY COSTS CITY $25.8 MILLION

October 8, 2008

Purchasing $20 million in commercial paper from Lehman Brothers just 12 days before the firm declared bankruptcy will wind up costing the city of Long Beach $25.8 million, Paul Eakins reports in this morning’s Press-Telegram.
That’s a $20 million loss from the Lehman Brothers debacle and, according to Eakins, another $5.8 million hit as the city [...]

 

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