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Lehman slides 9% despite denial of market talk Renée Schultes and Stephanie Baum 28 Mar 2008 Lehman Brothers was yesterday prompted onto the increasingly familiar territory faced by several financial institutions, in publicly acting to quash market speculation about its liquidity position, which wiped almost 9% off its share price yesterday. In a statement Lehman Brothers said: “There are a lot of rumors in the marketplace that are totally unfounded. We are suspicious that the rumors are being promulgated by short-sellers of our stock that have an economic self-interest.” Statements aside, Lehman Brothers closed down 8.9% at $38.71 yesterday. At...

AOL Time falls 5 pct to 41-month lowAnalysts concerned about Q1 earnings prospects By Jon Friedman, CBS.MarketWatch.comLast Update: 4:12 PM ET April 10, 2002 NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- AOL Time Warner shares fell 5.3 percent Wednesday, after hitting a session low of $20, as Wall Street showed its concern over the company's upcoming first-quarter earnings report. FRONT PAGE NEWS GE shares in sharp selloff after Q1 report U.S. stocks slammed by GE, IBM tumble Merrill gets extension on court order to reform Enron destroyed evidence, lawmaker charges Sign up to receive FREE e-newsletters: Get the latest news24 hours a...