The headquarters of Bear Stearns, left, and JP Morgan Chase, right, overlook midtown Manhattan on in this March 14, 2008 file photo in New York. JPMorgan Chase said Sunday it will acquire rival Bear Stearns in a deal valued at $236.2 million _ or $2 a share _ a stunning collapse for one of the world`s largest and most venerable investment banks. The last-minute buyout was aimed at averting a Bear Stearns bankruptcy and a spreading crisis of confidence in the global financial system. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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