Citigroup Joins JPMorgan in Reporting Lowest Revenue Since 2008
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Citigroup Inc. joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. in posting its lowest revenue since the height of 2008’s financial crisis as trading slumped. Wells Fargo & Co.’s revenue slid less as core lending businesses improved.
Citigroup said fourth-quarter revenue fell 7 percent from a year earlier to $17.2 billion. Net income declined 11 percent to $1.17 billion as trading revenue dropped 37 percent, excluding accounting adjustments, and investment banking tumbled 45 percent.