Lehman Brothers

Lehman 'gimmicks' disguised insolvency

Former bosses at Lehman Brothers have been heavily criticised for employing an accounting "gimmick" that managed to hide the failed bank’s insolvency. A year-long investigation into the collapse of Lehman by court-appointed examiner, Anton Valukas, found that ex-chairman and chief executive, Dick Fuld, and senior executives regularly ignored the bank’s own risk controls...

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John Lewis has spring in its step

Friday 12 Mar 2010

John Lewis continued to thrive last week as better weather had shoppers sprucing up their homes and thinking about their summer wardrobe.

Sales at the department store chain rose 15.9% to £53.22m, with Fashion up 20.7% and Home growing sales by 20.5%. Read more...

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