Citigroup Inc.

Al Lewis: Holiday Sales Could Be Another Bad Rerun

By By Al Lewis -- A DOW JONES NEWSWIRES COLUMN| FOXBusiness| Markets

… runny nose. Who do these fakers think they are? Wall Street bankers? Didn't they read that Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C) and Morgan Stanley (MS) were already among the first employers in New York to receive vaccines from public health …

Story|11/20/2009

Same as the Old Boss? Bove Says Lewis May Stick Around

By By Darryl R. Isherwood| FOXBusiness| Markets

… accused the government and “its minions on the board” of wanting to break up the banking giant in much the same way Citigroup (C) was split, while shareholder and management representatives want to keep the bank intact. But several regulatory …

Story|11/20/2009

Report: GE, Vivendi Differ on NBCU Valuation

Reuters| Markets

… Canal Pus minorities. "Both for the sake of sentiment and to safeguard the dividend, we believe Vivendi needs to do a deal," Citi said in a recent note. Citing people familiar with the negotiations, the FT reported that GE and Comcast, the cable operator …

Story|11/20/2009

Merck KGaA Cut To Hold From Buy At Citi

By By Barbara Kollmeyer| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… company Merck KGaA was downgraded to hold from buy on Friday at Citigroup , which said the risk-reward looks evenly balanced. The ..... still has a strong profile for treating colorectal cancer. Citi cut its price target from 75 euros to 70 euros. Copyright …

Story|11/20/2009

Report: Burkle Buys Barneys New York Debt

Reuters| Markets

… Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter. Citigroup Inc (C) sold a big part of Barneys' secured term loan ..... with the matter as saying. Spokesmen for Yucaipa, Citigroup and Barneys could not be immediately reached for comment …

Story|11/20/2009

Bankers Say Crisis Lessons Must be Taken to Heart

Reuters| Markets

… shrinking firms is to prevent another debacle like the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the huge taxpayer bailouts of AIG and Citigroup in the United States as well as Hypo Real Estate, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro in Europe. Banks have also faced …

Story|11/20/2009

MarketWatch's Top Stories Of The Week, Nov. 16-20

By By MarketWatch| MarketWatch| Other Stories

… about the Queen's Speech. Citi makes a move from Claren Road Citigroup Inc . (C) recently redeemed its ..... familiar with the matter. Citi redeemed all of its investment ..... Claren Road told one person that Citigroup pulled its investment as part …

Story|11/20/2009

Taxpayers May Not Be Activist Shareholders, but Goverment Is

By By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… International Group (AIG) and Citigroup (C), showed up, where would the firms put them ..... dollars – Bank of America, AIG and Citigroup – said in response to inquiries that ..... wrote in an e-mail response. A Citigroup spokesman said only that the company …

Story|11/19/2009

Looking Back: What If Banks Had Been Nationalized?

By By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Krugman, Alan Greenspan, Nouriel Roubini and the like and attempt to fix the credit crisis by nationalizing banks like Citigroup (C) and Bank of America (BAC). Nationalization, at least in this form, never materialized, and today most banks …

Story|11/19/2009

Hong Kong Shares Pulled Lower By Chinese Banks

By By V. Phani Kumar| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

… Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 0.6% to 13,610.66. Chinese banks came under selling pressure after Citigroup said robust loan growth was putting pressure on capital, with Bank of China Ltd. falling 0.8% and Industrial & Commercial …

Story|11/18/2009