Despite intensive efforts to find a better alternative, the bankruptcy of Lehman became unavoidable by the end of the weekend.

尽管花费了大量的努力来寻找更好的选择，雷曼兄弟的破产在那个周末变得不可避免。

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The best way to understand the idea is to look at how a bail-in could have changed the outcome for Lehman Brothers over that fateful weekend in September 2008.

理解这个观点最好的方法就看看“金融保释”本可以怎样改变雷曼兄弟2008年9月那个悲惨的周末的命运。

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the chaos of the weekend Lehman collapsed;

雷曼倒闭的混乱周末；

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The drop-off can be traced to the mid-September weekend Lehman Brothers collapsed.

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Lehman Brothers entered the weekend with a note of optimism, only to come out of it down all over again.

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Merrill Lynch, acquired the same weekend that Lehman Brothers spiraled into bankruptcy in 2008, has been a strong earnings driver in recent quarters, while the earlier deal for Countrywide Financial has been an anchor on the company due to a host of litigation related to questionable mortgage lending and securitization.

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