The US government has agreed to a $306bn (€244bn) rescue plan for Citigroup in the latest attempt to bolster a financial services industry in turmoil.
Citigroup's package may also prove a template for other banks that are expected to face growing losses as economies worldwide sink into recession.
Credit losses once concentrated in mortgages are already bleeding into new, large areas such as credit cards and commercial real estate.
The nation's second-largest bank by assets ha... read more »
