Citi splits consumer banking, card units

Citigroup Inc. plans to split its consumer banking unit from its credit-card business as part of a broader reorganization to cut costs and simplify the large financial institution’s structure, the company said Monday.
Citi said named Teresa Dial, 58, global head of consumer strategy and chief executive of consumer banking in North America. That business will [...]

What type of rewards card is best?

Only responsible credit card users should mess with rewards credit cards. These cards typically have higher interest rates than nonrewards cards, so they make sense only if you can pay your balances off each month. Otherwise, those interest payments will negate the rewards. Defaulting will also zap your earnings, so you have to keep your [...]

Visa deal now expected to price on Tuesday, March 18

Leading credit and debit card provider Visa changed the timing of its IPO earlier this afternoon, with the deal now expected to price on March 18th instead of March 19th. The terms of the deal remain the same: 406 million shares at a range of $37 to $42. J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Banc of [...]

Pengrowth Energy Trust “sector underperform,” target price raised

3:47a.m. - Peters & Co
NEW YORK, March 17 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Peters & Co maintain their “sector underperform” rating on Pengrowth Energy Trust (PGF.UN) and (PGH.NYS) NYSE. The 12-month target price has been raised to $17.
In a research note published on March 14, the analysts mention that the company’s [...]

Treasuries Rise; Sale of Bear Stearns Spurs Demand

Treasuries rose, driving yields on two-year notes down to 1.30 percent, as investors sought the relative safety of government debt after JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to bail out Bear Stearns Cos.
Traders began betting the Federal Reserve will cut its target for overnight loans by 1 percentage point tomorrow to keep losses [...]

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