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Posts Tagged ‘Citigroup’

Nov
18/08
50k to go at Citi
Last Updated on Tuesday, 18 November 2008 07:10
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Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

That is like a small city at this point.  How can we realize our science fiction fantasy or allegiance to corporations instead of nation states if these companies keep trashing jobs?  Please don’t let the nation of Walmart be the only option!

Fallout from the financial crisis is walloping the people on Wall Street who created it — and many who didn’t.

Citigroup Inc. revealed plans Monday to remove more than 50,000 jobs from the financial giant’s payroll in a bid to drastically reduce expenses and rebound from billions of dollars in losses brought about by the housing-market collapse and weakening economy. (LA Times)

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Sep
29/08
Saved by the bell
Last Updated on Monday, 29 September 2008 10:13
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Monday, September 29th, 2008

Wachovia managed to get itself acquired right before a market pull-back it was unlikely to survive.  Now that is what I call good timing.  The key question is will we see one of the major banks fail before this market purge is all said and done?

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Aug
28/08
Citi plans to lay off 200 IT staff in Singapore
Last Updated on Thursday, 28 August 2008 08:03
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Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Citigroup is planning to lay off as many as 200 people in its information technology department in Singapore, the Straits Times reported on Thursday citing sources in the bank.

The paper said Citigroup’s information technology department employs about 2,000 of the 9,000 Citigroup employees in Singapore. (Reuters)

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Jun
22/08
Someone chopped down the money tree
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 June 2008 08:48
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

145 positions terminated at Citigroup [Jacksonville.com]

A few hundred from Washington Mutual as well [BizJournals.com]

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