Bankers worked hard over the weekend to prevent the American financial system from imploding.

• Lehman filed for Chapter 11
• Bank of America bought Merrlil Lynch
• A special trading session was opened Sunday from 2-6pm to allow traders to try to unwind their positions
• The Fed is expected to temporarily make it easier for banks to borrow from the government
• European Central Banks stand ready to pump billions into the global market
• Washington Mutual’s new CEO’s disclosure of further writedowns and setting aside of capital calmed investors and stemmed the massive selloff of its stock

Should be an exciting day to watch the stock market.

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