Lehman Brothers

For tech industry, 2022 was a year of mass layoffs; 2023 likely to be worse

The tech layoffs this year have exceeded the job cuts the sector faced globally during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 triggered by the Lehman Brothers' collapse

After 14 years, Lehman Brothers' brokerage ends liquidation process

The liquidation of Lehman Brothers' brokerage unit has ended, 14 years and 13 days after its parent's bankruptcy helped trigger a market freefall and global financial crisis

Global macro in 2022/2023

We are in new terrain, with four problems coming together

The Icarus-like career of a Bond King

While Mr Gross already had an admirable track record, the financial crisis of 2008 catapulted him into the league of legends

Best of BS Opinion: The skills India needs, India's 'Lehman moment' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

IL&FS crisis: For NBFCs, India's 'Lehman moment' has meant reset of future

India's 'Lehman moment' has meant that the high-teen growth phase for non-banker financers is over

The travel entrepreneur who beat the market downturn not once, but twice

Aloke Bajpai's firm Ixigo cut pay, but didn't lay off; He says 'honest communication' with staffers saw the firm bounce back during the 2008 Lehman crisis and the current pandemic-induced one

How economic crisis due to Covid-19 is different from 2008 meltdown

It's been a sudden slump in economic activity, as against a slow burn then

Bullion, base metals, crude oil jump on US Fed's surprise interest rate cut

Gold and silver rise sharply on safe-haven appeal in a global economy prone to more downside risk

Theatrical retelling of Lehman Brothers is big on drama, light on finance

Hit play The Lehman Trilogy is the darling of Wall Street, even if it skimps on the nitty-gritty