This year , JPMorgan ( JPM.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) bought Bear Stearns , much of failed investment bank Lehman Brothers was absorbed by Barclays ( BARC.L : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) , and Merrill Lynch ( MER.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) brokered a deal to be bought by Bank of America ( BAC.N : Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) .