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20 February 2009 by Cullen Roche 0 Comments

Anyone who remembers the Bear Stearns debacle remembers how disastrous the CEO comments were.  The day Alan Schwartz went on CNBC to say the firm was fine was effectively the day Bear died.  A great quote from Frontline: “this is like screaming ‘I did not beat my wife!’”  Ken Lewis is making the same mistake.   He is out today with statements saying that the bank’s capital position is strong.  How many times did we hear that from John Thain before he fooled Ken Lewis into buying Merrill?

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Ken Lewis should be selling assets, eliminating the dividend, firing workers, etc.  He should not be running into the burning building telling people there is no fire….

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