Short-term bets on Bear stock reap rewards
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Traders who piled headlong into cheap Bear Stearns shares last week got rewarded on Monday with a windfall when JPMorgan Chase & Co lifted its buyout bid by a five-fold margin.

 

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