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Six Ways Feds Might Bail Out Citigroup

— clusterstock.alleyinsider.com — Reuters compiles six ways that the Feds might bail out Citigroup. It's hard to see how any of them will save common shareholders: More preferreds: The US Treasury Department bought $25 billion of preferred shares and warrants from Citigroup in ... (more) Six Ways Feds Might Bail Out Citigroup

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