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Citigroup to eliminate overdraft fees this summer

The fees have been criticized by regulators. Citi’s move follows similar actions by smaller lenders like Capital One and Ally Financial.

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The sale of Citigroup’s Mexican business Citibanamex could take up to two years, Citibanamex’s chief executive Manuel Romo said on Thursday.

Citigroup was the latest firm to turn more constructive on Macy''s with an upgrade to Neutral from Sell after it checked back on valuation. Read more.

The UK government has unveiled its living with Covid strategy

Financial stocks suffered a broad beating Thursday, as Russia''s invasion of Ukraine sparked a flight to safety that sent Treasury prices higher and yields lower. The SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF sank 3.8% in premarket trading toward a five-month low, with only one of 67 equity components gaining ground, while futures for the S&P 500 dove 2.6% toward a nine-month low. Among the ETF''s more-active components, shares of Bank of America Corp. dropped 5.1%, Wells Fargo & Co. slid 4.8%, Citigroup Inc. shed 5.1%, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. fell 4.0%, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lost 4.0% and Warren Buffett''s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. declined 2.8%. The lone gainer in the ETF was CBOE Global Markets Inc.''s stock , which rose 3.0% as the invasion was seen as boosting market volatility. Meanwhile, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note slumped 11 basis points to 1.866%. Falling longer-term interest rates can crimp bank earnings, as it narrows the spread banks earn on longer-term assets, such as loans, that are funded by shorter-term liabilities.

Citigroup is saying goodbye to overdraft fees, making it the biggest US bank to pledge to eliminate the controversial charges.

Global Stocks, Futures Crash; Nasdaq In Bear Market, Oil Soars Above $105 On Russia Attack U.S. stock index futures crashed along with global markets on Thursday as Russia’s assault on Ukraine sent investors fleeing risky assets, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq was set to open in a bear market. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 were down 2.9% by 7 a.m. in New York, having dropped as much as 3.6% earlier and signaling that the underlying gauge was poised to fall 20% from its November record high for the first time since the pandemic; the S&P 500 was down 2.23% or 98 points to, 4,214, while Dow futures lost 2.3%. The flight to safety saw the 10-year Treasury yield tumble 14 basis points to under 1.9%. Gold hit the highest since September 2020, while the dollar also spiked higher. The Nasdaq was set to open in a bear market, with NQ futures down more than 20% from its all time highs just two months ago… ... while the VIX spiked higher, and was last just around 37, up almost 10 points on the day.

Several major Western banks, including Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co., do business in Russia

L&T Finance Holdings tumbled 7.60% to Rs 64.45 after CitiGroup Global Markets Mauritius and CBNA London sold 6.39 crore equity shares or 4.88% stake of the company on 21 February 2022.

Citigroup Inc has asked vaccinated employees in all US locations to start returning to the office from the week of March 21, according to an internal memo on Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.

Nigeria has instituted a legal action in a London court against American banking and financial service group, JP Morgan Chase, claiming over $1.7 billion in damages over its role in the disputed 2011 Malabo oil deal, as the hearing commences on Wednesday. The civil suit which was filed at the British courts in 2017, is in relation to the $1.3 billion acquisition of an oil block prospecting licence OPL 245 by oil majors, Shell and Eni, which has also been at the centre of ongoing legal battle in Milan and the UK. The Federal Government had earlier accused JP Morgan of gross negligence in its decision to transfer funds paid by Shell and Eni into an escrow account to a company controlled by Nigeria’s former Minister for Petroleum, Dan Etete, instead of paying into government account and without conducting sufficient due diligence. READ ALSO : FG eyes another loan, appoints JP Morgan, Citigroup, others as advisers According to Reuters, the damages being sought for by Nigeria include the estimated $875 million paid in 3 instalments in Etete’s Malabu Oil account, plus interest, taking the total to over $1.7 billion, with the Federal Government asking JP Morgan to make these transfers as part of the oilfield sale.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hims & Hers Health, Inc. to Participate at Citi’s 2022 Virtual Healthcare Conference

Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (("Hims &, Hers", NYSE: HIMS ), the multi-specialty telehealth platform focused on providing modern personalized health and wellness experiences to consumers, announced today that co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Dudum, and Chief Financial Officer, Yemi Okupe, will participate in a fireside chat at Citi''s 2022 Virtual Health Conference, Thursday, February 24 at 3:30 pm Eastern time. The fireside chat will be available for live streaming on the Hims & Hers investor relations website at Full story available on Benzinga.com

(Reuters) – Citigroup Inc has asked vaccinated employees in all U.S. locations to start returning to the office from the week of March 21, according to an internal memo on Wednesday that was seen by Reuters.