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The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Dumortier & Khattab	Investment Banks Under the Microscope Investors, which Wall Street firms make the grade? Goldman Sachs... Lehman Brothers... Bear Stearns... Morgan Stanley... Merrill Lynch... etc.
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The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	There's No "G" in Lehman Lehman Brothers finished its fiscal first quarter in line with expectations, though it had nothing on Goldman Sachs.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Lehman Goes Old School The hiring of Felix Rohatyn by Lehman Brothers shows that there's still a place for "old school" relationship banking. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merrill's Running of the Bull What kind of risks is this firm taking to grow its earnings? Are investors willing to let management's plans unfold?
The Motley Fool December 13, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Feelin' All Right at Lehman All in all, stakeholders in Lehman Brothers should be pretty pleased with the way the firm has held up during the market turmoil. Lehman may be quietly doing a lot of things right.
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The Motley Fool June 17, 2008 Morgan Housel	Goldman Is Unstoppable Yet another great quarter for Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's golden child.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Morgan Stanley's Mighty Swing The investment bank knocks results out of the park. Can it last? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Investment Banking Wrap-Up A look back at an eventful week in the investment banking segment: Lehman, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Bear Sterns all report; the results are mixed.
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The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Smashing Numbers for Goldman Sachs Amid difficult market conditions and every reasonable expectation that the firm would hit some bumps, Goldman Sachs has an incredible quarter, reporting earnings per share 41% above the consensus estimates of Wall Street analysts.
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The Motley Fool July 3, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Christmas Comes Early at Lehman Lehman Brothers decides to award its employees with a down payment on their 2008 bonus, paid in Lehman shares.
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The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Morgan Housel	Goldman Feels the Heat Though it wasn't a terrible quarter for Goldman Sachs, it's become apparent that banking is a terrible industry right now. And after a crazy week, some question even Goldman Sachs' future.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Lehman Brothers: Great Not Quite Good Enough Lehman performs well but still can't match its rivals. Even so, this investment bank still posted numbers that any shareholder should be more than happy with.
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The Motley Fool September 15, 2008 Alex Dumortier	B of A Marries Merrill, Leaves Lehman We went into the weekend thinking Bank of America might rescue Lehman Brothers. In a twist that demonstrates how fluid the current environment is, now Lehman is out, with B of A announcing it will acquire Merrill Lynch in an all-stock deal.
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