The failure of Lehman Brothers in 2008 was the largest bankruptcy in US history. Financial markets did not respond well to the news of this bankruptcy filing as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) declined by more than 500 points by the end of the trading session that day. We identify key...

Facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has responded with sweeping, unprecedented actions to aid a slowing economy and stimulate a frozen credit market. We focus on the policy changes instituted by the Fed and their wealth effects on banks,...

We observe an intra-industry effect following a bank loan rating downgrade announcement, which differs for large and small competitors. A significant negative market reaction occurs between smaller competitors and rated firms, indicating the presence of a contagion effect; while significantly...