world. As Lehman Brothers’ success continued and other financial institutions followed, Philip Lehman and Goldman, from Goldman-Sachs, joined forces to underwrite securities issues to several prominent retail stores such Sears, Roebuck & Co., F.W. Woolworth Co., May Department Stores, Gimbel Brothers, Inc. and R.H. Macy & Co; which today some have merged and others have ceased to exist. [1][3] In the 1920’s, Lehman Brothers then got involved with airlines and was an early supporter of the entertainment…
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