On JP Morgan's 'Rescue' of Bear Stearns

Well, the news reports are saying that J.P. Morgan Chase is "rescuing" Bear Stearns by buying them for two dollars a share. The term "rescue" is apparently being used loosely, that is, in the same sense that it might be applied to the pair below.

That would be Bear Stearns on the left, J.P. Morgan on the right.