Lehman was cut to ``hold'' from ``buy'' by Citigroup Inc. analyst Prashant Bhatia and the firm was reduced to ``no opinion'' from ``neutral'' by Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Guy Moszkowski.
Lehman Shares Plummet After Analysts Cite Rating Risk [Bloomberg]






Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:16AM
No opinion, really?
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:17AM
wtf
[chuckle]
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:18AM
Morgan Stanley downgrades to "FIF"
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:19AM
funny...waiting for downgrades on a hunch or feeling next
Posted by CNote , Sep 11, 2008 11:20AM
Fantastic headline.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:22AM
is being reduced to "no opinion" the same as being reduced to "jerk off and cry"?
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:23AM
I'd be a little more gracious than that if I was Guy Mozskowski. Afterall, Merrill is the next brokerage to go down.
You may say WaMu or Wachovia are next. But I wouldn't take bets on which one of the three will go belly up first.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:24AM
analysts just put a GTFO rating on LEH stock
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:24AM
Does anyone have a link to donkeyboy Cramer's last Lehman call?
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:25AM
I hear GS put a buy rating on LEH.
Posted by blndebnker , Sep 11, 2008 11:27AM
@8 - HA
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:31AM
What's the latest on WaMu? Is it really a matter of days for them?
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:31AM
hilarious bess
Posted by AJ , Sep 11, 2008 11:32AM
@12 The FDIC only takes over banks on weekends. So either this Friday or next Friday...
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:35AM
@AJ Never thought of that. Good to know. Thanks!
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:36AM
Enough about LEH! Carney said no more after his post...who gives crap what its being rated.
Just post: LEH stock price: Haven't seen a beating like that since someone dropped a banana down my pants and let a monkey loose (or gorilla in Fuld's case).
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:36AM
Enough about LEH! Carney said no more after his post...who gives crap what its being rated.
Just post: LEH stock price: Haven't seen a beating like that since someone dropped a banana down my pants and let a monkey loose (or gorilla in Fuld's case).
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:41AM
reduced to tears
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:42AM
Shit, I'm thinking about my B-School mates who just joined LEH 3 weeks ago...
Posted by Debter , Sep 11, 2008 11:44AM
good headline Bess
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:45AM
"...reduced to WTF"....hilarious!!
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:47AM
@19
Stop thinking
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:50AM
19, 'mates' what? are you in australia?
good day, tool.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:51AM
mayo downgraded
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:52AM
Bess- as the author of comment #11 on the "Lehman finished by tommorrow" post, I feel you owe me a drink for shamelessly freeriding on my observational genius.
Sincerely,
#11
Posted by John Carney , Sep 11, 2008 11:54AM
It's a great headline Bess. I would have gone with "Merrill Downgrades Lehman From 'Neutral' To 'Chaotic Evil.'" Yours is far less nerdy.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:54AM
Bill Miller and Legg are accumulating. No better way to doom a company.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:57AM
The holy treasury of bails...where are you Mr. flick the next generation Paulson
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 11:59AM
Didn't know analysts followed the "if you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" rule.
Posted by Bess Levin , Sep 11, 2008 12:02PM
@25-- Yes, your comment did alert me as to the downgrade, and I nodded my head vigorously with your observational genius. Of course, I took it one step further (and did it with pith) but who's counting.
Anyway, agree that you are deserving of a beverage, so feel free to e-mail about that.
Posted by Anal_yst , Sep 11, 2008 12:12PM
Drinks on DB? I'm there, like, yesterday!
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 12:13PM
anal_yst-- you weren't invited. this is between 25/11 and bess.
Posted by blndebnker , Sep 11, 2008 12:13PM
Oh could we do these DB drinks today? I'd totally be in.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 12:19PM
no we can't because i'm getting my face ripped off. monday though, i'll have free time.
-- leh employee
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 12:25PM
How has no one commented that CITI analyst just downgraded LEH from buy today. Were they sleeping the last two days?
Posted by diablo , Sep 11, 2008 12:28PM
Lehman just downgraded MER to GTH (go to hell).
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 12:38PM
Don't these douchebags get paid to have an opinion?
Posted by blndebnker , Sep 11, 2008 12:39PM
@diablo - HA.
Posted by guest , Sep 11, 2008 12:49PM
DAVID EINHORN JUST BLEW A LOAD IN ERIN CALLAN'S FACE.