BEARSTEARNS

Bear Stearns

The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. was a New York based global investment bank and securities trading and brokerage firm that failed in 2008 as part of the global financial crisis and recession and was subsequently sold to JPMorgan Chase. Its main business areas before its failure were capital markets broker, wealth management and global clearing services.

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