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A European Stroll Through Today's Manhattan

By Michael Harsch

1) Nomen est omen: When the Lehman Brothers donated $5 million for the expansion of the NYU Downtown Hospital's emergency room in 2003, the investment bank certainly did not think that itself could become a case for emergency treatment one day. Lehman Brothers field the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history in September 2008, and its different subsidiaries have been acquired by Barclays and Nomura Holdings.

2) Countdown for the presidential elections. With democratic candidate Barack Obama having become a pop icon, a store in New York holds a "Obama Sale."


Photo credit: Susanne Harsch

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Posted by Michael Harsch on November 4, 2008 1:10 PM

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