LEH Trading Partner Too Big To Let LEH Fail

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So a spokesman for Pimco claims the bond fund continues to trade with Lehman Brothers and Alan Schwartz called from Disneyworld to say nothing is fucked but I needed a little more assurance, the kind that rides in on a Zamboni machine, to allay my fears (I really am worried about all this!) and here it is: according to SAC Capital spokesman Johnathan Gasthalter, rumors that the Stamford-based shark tank had stopped taking counterparty risk are "absolutely false" and SAC "is continuing to do business as usual with Lehman."
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