Financial turmoil as top bank collapses

Global markets were reeling Monday after a convulsive day on Wall Street that saw leading U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy and others scramble for merger as the continued fallout from the credit crunch claimed new victims.

turmoil:混亂;騷動
reel:捲、繞、抽出;使眩暈
convulsive:痙攣的、震動的、騷動的、抽搐的
scramble:爬、攀登、蔓延、混雜一起
merger:併吞;合併者

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