What was the main reason for Lehman Brothers' collapse?
Poor management
Fraud
Subprime mortgage crisis
Insider trading
Answer
The collapse of Lehman Brothers was largely due to its involvement in the subprime mortgage crisis and its exposure to less liquid assets. This led to drastic declines in its stock price and the devaluation of its assets.
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