Freaky weekend ... again :)

Wall Street awakes to 2 storied firms gone
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080915/financial_meltdown.html
Ta da ... surprize ... LEH is officially bankrupt.

Monday market madness
from Interest Rate Roundup by Mike Larson
http://interestrateroundup.blogspot.com/2008/09/monday-market-madness.html
LEH, BofA, AIG

Lehman Intends to File Bankruptcy
from Calculated Risk by CalculatedRisk
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/392899970/lehman-intends-to-file-bankruptcy.html
and
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/392860663/lehman-aig-late-night.html
and
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/392776566/summary-thread-lehman-aig-bofa-buys.html
and
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/392755770/aig-rejects-private-equity-asks-fed-for.html
official messages for LEH and AIG

Fed Announces New Liquidity Initiatives
from Calculated Risk by CalculatedRisk
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CalculatedRisk/~3/392764327/fed-announces-new-liquidity-initiatives.html

AIG to Sell Assets, Seeks $40 Billion to Avoid Bankruptcy, Bridge Loan from the Fed
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/aig-to-sell-assets-seeks-40-billion-to.html

AIG wants $40B from Fed; Market Cap is $32B
from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis by Michael Shedlock
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/392876435/aig-wants-40b-from-fed-market-cap-is.html
and
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/392779815/aig-struggling-to-stay-alive-begs-fed.html

Lehman to Declare Bankruptcy with Backstops Insuring "Orderly Liquidation"
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/lehman-to-declare-bankruptcy-with.html

Roubini Says U.S. at Start of 'Very Severe' Bank Crisis
http://www.bloomberg.com/avp/avp.htm?N=adviser&T=Roubini%20Says%20U.S.%20at%20Start%20of%20%60Very%20Severe'%20Bank%20Crisis&clipSRC=mms://media2.bloomberg.com/cache/vmUV7PR4JGX8.asf
video

The Hidden Bailout Of $1.4 Trillion In The Hidden Bailout Of $1.4 Trillion In
http://the-great-retirement-experiment.com/Products/Hidden%20Bailout%20091008.htm
inflationista theory

Bring on the next bubble
By Gary
http://biiwii.blogspot.com/2008/09/bring-on-next-bubble.html
Gold Stock bubble?

Back to the Big Picture
By Gary
http://www.biiwii.com/prem/biiwiiletter.htm

HUI weekly - possible road map
By Gary
http://biiwii.blogspot.com/2008/09/hui-weekly-possible-road-map.html

China Seeks to Reduce Its Exposure to Dollar Assets
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/china-seeks-to-reduce-its-exposure-to.html


Charts in the Babson Style
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/charts-in-babson-style-for-week-ending_12.html
and
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/us-dollar-weekly-chart-with-commitments_12.html

JPM Said to be in Advanced Talks to Buy Washington Mutual
from Jesse's Cafe Americain by Jesse
http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2008/09/jpm-said-to-be-in-advanced-talks-to-buy.html

XL Airline Goes Under, Alitalia Close To Bankruptcy
from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis by Michael Shedlock
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/390837704/xl-airline-goes-under-alitalia-close-to.html

Gasoline Shortages And Higher Prices Likely Headed Your Way
from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis by Michael Shedlock
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/392007109/gasoline-shortages-and-higher-prices.html

U.S. Foreclosures Hit Record; NV, CA, AZ, FL Lead The Way
from Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis by Michael Shedlock
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis/~3/390862520/us-foreclosures-hit-record-nv-ca-az-fl.html
Interesting, Oil is under $100 mark.

Now buy gold and silver to profit from the Wall Street crash!
from Peter J. Cooper's Weblog by peterjcooper
http://arabianmoney.net/2008/09/15/now-buy-gold-and-silver-to-profit-from-the-wall-street-crash/

Gold vs Gold (Paper vs Physical)
from Reality Lenses by pej
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RealityLenses/~3/390826687/gold-vs-gold-paper-vs-physical.html

Jamie Dimon regrets the purchase of Bear Stearns and paradox of deleveraging
from The Yellow Brick Road by Andy Bebut
http://yellowroad.wallstreetexaminer.com/blogs/2008/09/13/jamie-dimon-regrets-the-purchase-of-bear-stearns-and-paradox-of-deleveraging/
...or directly the MP3 (8.6 MB) ...
http://media.bloomberg.com/bb/avfile/Economics/On_Economy/vkZ0W2_u1U8Y.mp3