Topic “Lehman Brothers”

WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions made by Goldman Sachs, the New York investment firm facing civil fraud charges, are becoming an issue in this year's congressional election.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve wasn't aware that now-defunct Lehman Brothers used an accounting gimmick to mask billions in debt ahead of the 2008 financial crisis, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday.

NEW YORK—A judge Wednesday ordered the public disclosure of bidding details from an auction of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s assets in 2008, overruling opposition from CME Group Inc.