Well, this is a new one. Twenty-five years on Wall Street, and I don't ever remember a sit-in at a brokerage firm.
According to the article, 60 protesters demonstrated in the lobby of Bear Stearns' building to protest the lack of a federal bailout for homeowners.
I am a bit puzzled by the connection between the Fed's guarantee of Bear Stearns assets and a bailout of homeowners who thought they were being clever in taking interest-only mortgages, or adjustables that they could not afford. But I guess their slogan "Help Main Street Not Wall Street" was a catchy phrase.
The whole thing apparently lasted a half hour.
Protesters enter Bear Stearns headquarters - Yahoo! News