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Citigroup and Morgan Stanley are working feverishly to complete a deal for a creating a joint venture out of Citi's Smith Barney brokerage unit and sources close to the deal say that barring a last minute hiccup there should be an announcement after today's closing bell.
The deal would provide a capital boost for Citigroup [C
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Citigroup is expected to announce another massive loss for its fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley [MS
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The firm will control 51% of the joint venture with the right to increase its share in future years. In effect Morgan Stanley would control the largest brokerage firm, with 18,000 financial advisers compared to the 16,000 at the Merrill Lynch subsidiary of Bank of America [BAC
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