by Calculated Risk on 9/16/2008 06:20:00 PM
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
NY Times: AIG Fate Rests with Fed or Bankruptcy by Wednesday
Form the NY Times: Federal Reserve May Act Alone in Rescuing A.I.G.
The fate of the American International Group now lies with the Federal Reserve ... If the Fed decides not to intervene, A.I.G. will likely file for bankruptcy by Wednesday, these people said.Something will probably happen tonight.
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A.I.G.’s collapse seemed so likely on Tuesday that the company hired the law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges ... to draw up bankruptcy papers.