Staff stand in a meeting room at Lehman Brothers offices
Staff stand in a meeting room at Lehman Brothers offices in the financial district of Canary Wharf in London September 11, 2008. Lehman Brothers shares lost about 40 percent on Thursday as Wall Street questioned whether the investment bank will survive because of its failure to sell assets to cover losses from toxic real estate investments. REUTERS/Kevin Coombs (BRITAIN) FOR BEST QUALITY also see: LM2E51R0RIV01