Barclays Abandons Talks to Buy Lehman Over Guarantees (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Story date: 2008-09-14 12:00:29
Added on: 2008-09-14 13:09:46

Sept. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Barclays Plc , the U.K.'s third- biggest bank, said it abandoned talks to buy Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. , contending it couldn't obtain guarantees to protect against potential losses at the U.S. securities firm.


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