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economicdiscourse.com - 2/12/2009
New York Lawmakers Urge Geithner not to Cancel Citigroup-Mets Field Deal
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When I first heard about this Citigroup - Mets naming rights deal, I knew right away that it would be a complete fiasco. It's really just bad timing, as the media has become very focused on the excess of Wall Street. Also their is currently a growing coalition of lawmakers in Washington that are ...
calculatedriskblog.com - 2/12/2009
Stress Test: Almost 100 Regulators at Citigroup
— calculatedriskblog.com — From Eric Dash at the NY Times: Bank Test May Expand U.S. Regulators’ Role Nearly 100 federal... banking regulators descended on Citigroup in New York on Wednesday morning. Dozens more fanned out through Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and other big ... (more) Stress Test: Almost 100 Regulators at Citigroup

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bloomberg.com - 2/19/2009
Citi Director Hernandez to Keep Plane, Helicopter Use (Correct)
— bloomberg.com — (Corrects first paragraph to show that Citigroup is paying for Ramirez’s use of his own plane for... business trips.) Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. , the U.S. bank that got a $52 billion government bailout, said director Roberto Hernandez Ramirez ... (more) Citi Director Hernandez to Keep Plane, Helicopter Use ...

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online.wsj.com - 2/14/2009
Morgan Stanley, Citigroup to Give Brokers Big Retention Fees
— online.wsj.com — Building the biggest brokerage firm on Wall Street is proving costly to Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Inc.,... which are planning to pay brokers about $3 billion to keep them from being poached away from the joint venture, people familiar with the matter ... (more) Morgan Stanley, Citigroup to Give Brokers Big Retention ...

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