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Citi Denies Rumors CEO Is on Chopping Block

Feds have criticized Pandit's strategy; company likely to see $6B quarterly loss

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 12, 2009 8:48 AM CST

(Newser) – Even as it prepares a fourth-quarter report that’s expected to miss its target by billions, Citigroup says CEO Vikram Pandit’s job is safe, the Wall Street Journal reports. Pandit’s barely had the job a year, but rumors have flown he’d be... Read full story »

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