Merrill Lynch, the third-biggest investment bank, sold itself to Bank of America (BofA), an erstwhile Lehman suitor, in a $50 billion all-stock deal.

• 美林，第三大投资银行，以一单500亿的全股票交易将自己出售给美银行(BofA)，这家公司以前也曾申购过雷曼。