AP - Lehman Brothers Chief Executive Richard Fuld on Monday took the blame for the company's staggering second-quarter loss, and said the investment bank was too slow in reacting to the credit crisis.

Reuters - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc posted a quarterly loss of $2.8 billion on Monday, matching its forecast, after recording massive trading and hedging losses.

Reuters - U.S. design software maker Adobe Systems Inc issued a revenue outlook that disappointed some investors on Monday, sending its shares down 2.6 percent.

Reuters - Investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc posted a quarterly loss of $2.8 billion on Monday, matching its forecast, after recording massive trading and hedging losses.

AP - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. posted a nearly $3 billion loss Monday, after the nation's fourth-largest investment bank was hurt by wrong-way hedging and trading positions.

Reuters - Wall Street analysts have forecast a huge drop in second-quarter earnings for Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley , while Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc is expected to post its first-ever quarterly loss, mainly on hedging losses.

AFP - Royal Bank of Scotland said on Wednesday that its earnings were forecast to remain "satisfactory" excluding write-downs connected to the global credit crunch.

Reuters - Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc posted a profit for the first quarter as the doughnut shop chain's turnaround efforts helped in trimming costs, sending its shares up more than 8 percent.