Tuesday, August 19, 2008

GOLDMAN CUTS LEHMAN

Goldman cuts projections for Lehman, others
Tuesday August 19, 5:56 pm ET
Goldman Sachs analyst cuts 3rd-qtr projections for Lehman Brothers, others as more losses seen

NEW YORK (AP) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. received more bad news on Tuesday after another analyst projected that the investment bank will unveil a big third-quarter loss.

William Tanona, an analyst at Goldman Sachs, said after the market closed he believes Lehman will post a $2.5 billion-to-$3.5 billion loss during the quarter. He also believes that any recovery for the troubled industry is still a few quarters away, and that many Wall Street banks will focus on purging their books of risky mortgage securities.

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