Citigroup Beats Expectations
Citigroup(MER Quote)CEO Chuck Prince may have bought himself a bit of breathing room, as the giant banking conglomerate reported fourth-quarter earnings that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations.
Prince has been under fire for the past year because Citigroup's stock has lacked most of its main competitors and the bank's domestic consumer banking business has shown meager growth. The lawyer turned chief executive officer has begged investors to give him more time to right Citigroup's ship.
In the quarter, the New York-based lender net earnings actually fell 26% to $5.13 billion, or $1.03 a share, compared to $6.93 billion, or $1.37 a share, in the year ago period. Net earnings fell, in part, because of series of previously disclosed charges. ...
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