Prompted by a precipitous plunge in its share value, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. this morning released its preliminary third-quarter results a week early and announced plans sell a majority stake in its investment management division and spin off most of its commercial real estate assets.
The beleaguered investment bank expects to post a net loss of $3.9 billion, or $5.92 per share, during the third quarter ended 31 August, attributed to weak sales and write-downs of commercial real estate assets and a slower real estate environment, according to Lehman chairman and chief executive Richard Fuld.
That compares with net income of $887 million, or $1.54 per share, during the third quarter of 2007.
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