Vikram Pandit stepped down Tuesday as CEO of Citigroup. _ April 2007: Old Lane hedge fund, which Pandit formed a year earlier, is acquired by Citi for $800 million. _ September 2008: Citi announces it will buy the struggling bank Wachovia at the height of the financial crisis.
Inflation is low, earnings are high, investors are happy. Results at Mattel, Goldman Sachs, and Johnson& Johnson were all above expectations. Also Tuesday, the Labor Department said consumer prices rose just 0.1 percent last month, not counting food and energy costs.
Text of a memo sent Tuesday to Citigroup's 262,000 employees by Vikram Pandit, who resigned as CEO:. After five extraordinary years, I have decided to step down as CEO of Citi. It has been a privilege and an honor to serve Citi since December 7, 2007.
NEW YORK-- Goldman Sachs turned in third-quarter earnings Tuesday that easily beat analysts' estimates, but the bank's mood seemed more cautious than celebratory. Trading for clients in mortgages also propelled Goldman's results higher, echoing what Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase reported last week as mortgage refinancing surged.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports from the Paris Air Show and discusses Airbus, which is expected to announce new orders this week, and Boeing's new aircraft.
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