Contact: Robert Strong, 581-1986; George Manlove, 581-3756The Fed took unprecedented action over the weekend to provide emergency financing to cash-strapped Bear Stearns through JPMorgan Chase & Co. after the financial services corporation agreed to buy its Wall Street rival Bear Stearns for $236.2 million in a deal that represents a stunning collapse for one of
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