[drew]

I do believe he means LEHMAN BROS.

I heard rumours of the demise of a big bank earlier in the week too.

Drew

[burtonridr]

LEHman Bros, Oh...

Drew is so hot

[Denny]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('seldom_seen', 'S')hocked my ass. These bastards just didn't want to talk about it until it hit them in the face.

If anyone tells you that they're "shocked" or "surprised" or "couldn't believe" what's going on. Tell them to FO. This crap has been known and in the works for decades. Goes back to the Carter administration in the US.

The word is DENIAL.

[eXpat]

Surprise, surprise, people is starting to realize the impact of high prices in oil, not only at the pump, but elsewere link

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'N')ew York - Besides gasoline, the Department of Energy calculates, there are 57 major uses of petroleum – everything from cosmetics to ballpoint pens, nylons, and even the waxes in chewing gum.

That is why the effect of high oil prices is now spreading well beyond the pump, where gasoline hit another record price of $3.98 a gallon on Wednesday. Now, consumers will have to brace themselves for other higher costs, since businesses such as Kimberly-Clark, Procter & Gamble, and Colgate-Palmolive are raising prices on their products to recoup energy costs.

In brief, this means less money in consumers' pockets in the months ahead. But it also goes beyond consumers. For example, the price of asphalt is up 65 percent so far this year – and municipalities' and states' road departments are cutting back. This may mean bumpier roads ahead.

[emersonbiggins]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Denny', ' ')But, she actually believes they were caught in an unexpected situation.