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  1. Citi May Part Ways With Castle-Owning TraderThe specter of public furor over Andrew Hall’s bonus may cause the bank to let go of one of its star traders. But at what price?
    By Jessica Pressler
  2. men of science
    Citigroup Turns to ScienceThe bank has put a physicist in charge of strategy.
    By Jessica Pressler
  3. early and often
    Pay Czar May Curb Wall Street Salaries by 50 PercentKenneth Feinberg is set to propose that up to 50 percent of employees’ salaries at bailed-out banks be shifted into stock.
    By Jessica Pressler
  4. white men with money
    Who Will Succeed Ken Lewis?Assessing the Bank of America chief’s possible replacements.
    By Duff McDonald
  5. Crisis-Defining Moment Occurs at Michael Moore PremiereWe know: annoying.
    By Jessica Pressler
  6. white men with money
    Please Adopt Citigroup’s Toxic Assets!They’re just like adorable, cuddly puppies, according to CEO Pandit.
    By Jessica Pressler
  7. white men who can still use private jets whenever they feel like it
    TARP-Supported Companies Outline Conditions Under Which They Can Still Use Private Jets1. It’s for business. 2. They’re afraid of swine flu.
    By Jessica Pressler
  8. finance fiction
    Neurotic Citigroup’s Weekend Phone Call to TreasuryAs usual, Daily Intel has obtained the transcript.
    By Jessica Pressler
  9. back to school
    What Fall Brings for Wall Street’s BanksRecess is over, and Congress will be scrutinizing the big boys.
    By Heidi N. Moore
  10. the greatest depression
    Wait: Are Taxpayers Really Seeing a Profit From the Bailout?The ‘Times’ says yes, our (admittedly poor) math says no.
    By Jessica Pressler
  11. recession gardens
    Companies Are Creating Gardens to Improve Employee MoraleVikram may get his garden after all!
    By Jessica Pressler
  12. the greatest depression
    It’s Time for Banks to Start Acting Like Banks AgainDespite government assistance and a healthy amount of public shaming, banks still aren’t lending.
    By Heidi N. Moore
  13. the rich hunt
    Will the U.S. Government Agree to Subsidize Andrew Hall’s Schnabel Collection?Citigroup’s art-collecting, ballet-dancing top energy trader is owed $100 million. Will the government pay up?
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. white men with money
    Good King JamieThe JPMorgan CEO is the star of Wall Street’s current morality play.
    By Heidi N. Moore
  15. ink-stained wretches
    Post ‘Rising Star’ Is Actually FallingThe tabloid accidentally celebrates a Citigroup executive’s demotion.
    By Duff McDonald
  16. white men with money
    Vikram Pandit: Rearranging Executives in Order to Hide Behind Them?Are the management changes at Citi about “positioning the company for the future,” or saving Vikram Pandit’s job?
  17. the greatest depression
    Citigroup Raises Pay, HacklesBut should we really be outraged?
    By Jessica Pressler
  18. your tarp dollars at work
    Citigroup Fixing Its Problems, One Smelly Fridge at a TimeWhen it comes to internal maintenance problems, the Citi never sleeps.
    By Jessica Pressler
  19. the greatest depression
    Hey, Everybody: Being a Banker Is Awesome AgainSalaries are up, up, up! Even if profits are not.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. mean girls
    Sheila Bair Threatens Vikram PanditAnd our claws come out.
    By Jessica Pressler
  21. scandals
    Dick Parsons Has a ‘Love Child’But it will likely not grow up in a cold, run-down tenement slum.
    By Jessica Pressler
  22. the greatest depression
    Bank of America Needs to Raise $34 BillionOh. Well. That’s a little more than we thought.
    By Jessica Pressler
  23. the greatest depression
    Citibank Is Reevaluating Employee PaymentOptions considered thus far include paying employees with marbles, arrowheads.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. what other people think
    Stress Tests Are Stressing Everyone OutThe administration has postponed releasing the results of the stress tests on the country’s largest banks, and some pundits are getting heart-attack-y.
    By Jessica Pressler
  25. white men with money
    Citigroup’s Andrew Hall Has Castle, Demands BonusCitigroup CEO is lobbying to pay bonuses to key employees, but do they really need them?
    By Jessica Pressler
  26. the greatest depression
    Citigroup Shareholder Meeting a Garish Circus of Despair, BasicallyRingmaster Vikram tried to keep it “upbeat,” but overall, the performance was not well received.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. white men with money
    Unmasking Portfolio’s Anonymous TARP WifeWe used the process of elimination, but actually, it was super-obvious.
    By Jessica Pressler
  28. ceoh no!
    Save Vikram!Why Citigroup’s CEO shouldn’t be fired.
    By Jessica Pressler
  29. white men with money
    Avast! Hedge-fund Pirate Bill Ackman Sets His Sights on Big BanksIt’s a humble plan, but he believes it will work.
    By Jessica Pressler
  30. finance fiction
    Why Didn’t Vikram Pandit Show Up to His Own Earnings Call?We have a few ideas.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. he’s just jealous
    Meredith Whitney Is Not ‘That Great,’ Okay?“Before we douse her with more champagne, put her on TV with Charlie Rose and hand over the keys to the Treasury Department, it might be worth taking another look at what really happened.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  32. scenes from a meltdown
    TARP-Supported Banks Plan to ‘Game the System’ by Buying Each Other’s TrashIt’s Friday, which means there’s news about financial institutions they hope you’ll drink away over the weekend.
    By Jessica Pressler
  33. imaginary accounting
    Now Banks Can Just Decide for Themselves What Their Assets Are WorthToxic, shmoxic.
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. the greatest depression
    The Humiliations of Vikram Pandit, ContinuedThe ‘WSJ’ wonders: Now that they’ve ousted Rick Wagoner, is the government planning on firing any bank CEOs?
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. the greatest depression
    Obama Gets His Bank Boys TogetherPresident Obama is meeting with the CEOs of fifteen of the country’s largest financial institutions. Daily Intel has obtained a transcript of their conversation so far.
    By Jessica Pressler
  36. the rage of the never rich
    Citigroup to Lay Off 65 Office CleanersSorry, guys! Citi blew all of its budget this year making millionaires more millionaire-y! Good luck feeding your kids, though.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. the rich hunt
    Okay, Citigroup, You’ve Pissed Us OffJets and Zen gardens we could handle, but insane retention bonuses and a stupid fire sale have put us over the edge.
    By Hugo Lindgren
  38. ceoh no!
    Taxpayers Never Promised Vikram Pandit a Zen GardenCitgroup defends its office renovation plans.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. ceoh no!
    Citigroup’s $10 Million Office Plans May Threaten Stability of Taxpayer MindsIt’s official: Vikram Pandit needs someone who’s going to tell him what is going to piss off normal people.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. gold-bar fund
    Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit Got $38.2 Million Pay Package in 2008That’s a lot of gold bars.
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. the sports section
    What’s in a Name? For Citi Field, Maybe Not So Much$400 million isn’t getting them everywhere they want to be.
    By Joe DeLessio
  42. finance fiction
    Vikram Pandit Undermined AgainThe Citigroup CEO finally had some good news — and then the government had to go and ruin it.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. outrages
    Citigroup Gave Glorified Starbucks Cards to Employees and Some People Are Mad About ItInstead of taking them on a vacation, as they normally do, Citigroup this year gave the highest-performing traders in their one profitable unit gift cards worth between $1,000 and $3,000. Cue the populist outrage!
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. scenes from a meltdown
    Citigroup Breaks the BuckOh no.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. white men with money
    Vikram Pandit Will Never Give Up on Citi, As Long As You Never Do“It’s time for us to put this period behind us and be proud to be Citi again.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  46. the great stimulation
    U.S. Will Force Struggling Giant Citigroup to Get on TreadmillThe government has increased its stake in the banking giant by 36 percent, plans to motivate it toward weight loss.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. the great stimulation
    Vikram Pandit Will Survive!He’s not getting dumped after all.
    By Jessica Pressler
  48. imaginary conversations
    Citigroup and Federal Government Have Horrible, Tumultuous RelationshipA recent phone call between a senior government official and Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit revealed “who’s on top” in the new world of American finance, according to the ‘Journal.’
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. scenes from a meltdown
    Why the Government Is Hesitant About the Whole Nationalization ThingIn a nutshell.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. the greatest depression
    Nationalization: ‘American As Apple Pie’So, is the government taking over the banks a good idea or a bad idea?
    By Jessica Pressler
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