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Lehman Loses $2.8B; CEO Faces the Music

Posted Jun 16, 08 11:30 AM CDT in Business 

(Newser) – A week after skipping Lehman Brothers' first announcement of its $2.8-billion second-quarter loss, CEO Richard S. Fuld took the microphone himself today to made it official, attempting to reassure analysts and shareholders in the wake of the bank's executive shakeup. "It’s now my job to make sure that we execute," he said after removing president Joseph Gregory and CFO Erin Callan, who had delivered the bad news until now, the New York Times reports.

Seven of the country's largest financial firms, including Lehman Brothers, had combined losses of $107.2 billion since July—nearly half of combined profits earned from 2004 to mid-2007. Some analysts were skeptical that Lehman writedowns are over, noting that other companies have said the worst was over, and then taken more big hits.

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Lehman Brothers headquarters is shown Thursday, June 12, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
In this Jan. 24, 2008, file photo, the chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers, Richard Fuld, speaks during a working session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.   (AP Photo)
Lehman Brothers headquarters is shown Thursday, June 12, 2008 in New York.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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