I forgot to mention this earlier, but my friend who's husband thought he lost his job as of Monday was granted a reprieve!
Barclays purchased a portion of Lehman Brothers including U.S banking, fixed income, equities, trading, investment baking and research divisions, so for the time being, he (and many other people) still has a job!
Great news for my buddy, but it's still scary. The economy is such a mess right now.
I will not be taking calls from reporters regarding this latest development.