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  • New speculation puts the Citigroup (C) firings at a possible 45,000 - that's 14% of the world's largest financial institution's workforce. Is a move of this magnitude enough to jump start a stock that's gone nowhere in seven years, or will CEO Chuck Prince find himself on the chopping block?

  • New Century Financial on Monday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and said it would cut 3,200 jobs, or 54% of its work force,  in the biggest collapse of a mortgage lender in the U.S. housing downturn.

  • Britain's Barclays hired Citigroup as an advisor on its bid talks with ABN AMRO, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, effectively ruling the U.S. group out of counterbidding for the Dutch lender.

  • As CNBC.com reported earlier today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether or not some Wall Street banks are leaking privy information from one client to gain favor with another. But is this illegal? Depends upon whom you talk to.