WaMu to be purchased
by PAUL JACKSON
Thursday, September 25th, 2008, 4:09 pm
Confirming earlier rumors, the Wall Street Journal reports that the government has helped push a deal that will see JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM: 43.45 -0.44%) acquire troubled thrift Washington Mutual (WM: 34.16 +0.18%).
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