A businessman runs past Bear Stearns in New York on in this March 14, 2008 file photo. JPMorgan Chase said Sunday March 16, 2008 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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