epa01488976 A Lehman Brothers employee outside the Lehman Brothers London offices with the contents of his desk in a box in London, Britain, 15 September 2008. The fourth-largest investment bank in the US, Lehman Brothers, announced it will file for bankruptcy protection 15 September, amid a growing global financial crisis. Lehman had incurred losses of billions of dollars in the US mortgage market.  EPA/ANDY RAIN