Citigroup lost $5,100,000,000.00 or $5.1 Billion in 1Q2008. Since the first day of 2008, Citigroup has also announced 13,200 related job eliminations. In the 1Q2008, Citigroup further reported downgrading $6,000,000,000.00 or $6 Billion on subprime mortgages and another $1.5 Billion "related to exposure to bond insurers," among other markdowns to zero. The role of Bond Insurance Companies in shaping the continuing financial free-fall is no longer the largest, but it is significant still. Associated Press Copyrighted Story Published Online by the Los Angeles Times, "Citigroup Reports $5.1 Billion Loss on Hefty Write-Downs," Friday, April 18, 2008.
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