The Hightower Report

Citigroup's Big Deal; and The Fight for Change in Washington

"...CITIGROUP'S BIG DEAL..."

July 18, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: Can a $7 billion penalty be a good deal?

Citigroup made more money from the Fed than it got fined

"...country trumpeted the stunning news with headlines like this: "Citigroup Punished."..."

July 25, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Reining in Corporate Tax Dodgers; and Doping Racehorses to Win Fast Bucks

"...loopholes that allow such giants as Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Citigroup, Pfizer, and Procter & Gamble to hide income in..."

May 15, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

Hightower Report: Pigs Fly on Wall Street

Citigroup exec wants to be remembered as a reformer

"...NAD prompted Weill in the 1990s to create Citigroup, the Wall Street conglomerate that wired your and my..."

Aug. 10, 2012 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Plutonomism; and Don't Regulate – Restructure

"...2005 by a team of global equity strategists at Citigroup, the Wall Street financial giant. While populism is based..."

June 11, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

CEO pay surges, George W. recycles at the Pentagon, & Tom DeLay quacks like Daffy Duck.

"...was John Reed, former co-CEO of the financial conglomerate Citigroup. John was ousted from the company by his co-CEO,..."

July 13, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report: State Legislatures Help Rich Lenders Rob the Poor

New laws make it easier to prey on borrowers

"...of these loans, a subsidiary of Wall Street megabank Citigroup, reported a hefty 31% profit increase last year –..."

Dec. 26, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

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'Bonus babies' make a huge haul

"...Michael Corbat, CEO of Citigroup, for example, didn't just grab a 15% increase in..."

March 28, 2014 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Hard Times, Soft Heads; and Wall Street's Resilient Greed

"...grab all you can!" The CEOs of Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and others have set aside billions of..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Guess Who; and Some Bankers You Might Like

"...No, not those bankers – not Citigroup, Bank of America, and the other greed-headed giants that..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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What's the Word for Wall Street Greed?; and Why America Needs a Truth Commission

"...Citigroup, which lost $28 billion in the past 15 months,..."

Feb. 20, 2009 News Column by Jim Hightower

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How to Bankrupt a Media Company and Survive; and Diminishing the Stench in Congress

"...the rest? By borrowing billions from Bank of America, Citigroup, and other Wall Street firms, using the Tribune Co.'s..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

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A Knee-Jerk Attack on Poor People; and Why Are We Bailing Out Extravagant Executive Pay?

"...corporate pay plans that were recently drawn up by Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase, and..."

Oct. 31, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...from third-world debt," and unlike competitors Bank of America, Citigroup, and JP Morgan Chase, operates with no official social..."

April 28, 2006 News Feature

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Bushites fail to protect troops; and Wall Street divides up the bonus booty

"...been blessed with $21.5 billion in bonuses dispensed by Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and the other giants that twist our..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Corporate advertising pisses me off; and, the rich get richer

"...corporate pay last year was Sandy Weill, head of Citigroup. He only worked nine months of the year before..."

May 14, 2004 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The Bush administration tries to roll back union gains; and Wal-Mart wants to dominate the banking world.

"...the official title, but that is its impact. Wal-Mart, Citigroup, General Electric, and a handful of other giants have..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Bush's Social Security Fantasies; Congress Does It Again

"...groups owned and managed by such massive outfits as Citigroup, Merrill Lynch, and Goldman Sachs. Hello. These are the..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Using cows to explain Enron; dumping nuclear waste in Yucca Mountain; and crying in your champagne at Austin's 360 Summit.

"...the Enron cluster! Oh, wow, look at Arthur Andersen, Citigroup, and J.P. Morgan exploding from the midst of Enron's..."

Feb. 1, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Treasury Sec. Paul O'Neill pitches Bush tax breaks, Newt Gingrich is a business consultant, Congressional fundraising among freshman is out of control

"...the biggest banks, stock exchanges, and hedge funds, including Citigroup, Paine Webber, Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse,..."

March 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Pioneers or Settlers?

Balancing renewables and affordability at AE

"...centralized power stations" within two decades. Then in September, Citigroup issued a research brief estimating that "renewables with battery..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Obama Props Up the Case Against 8

US Justice Department to file brief in Supreme Court Case

"...278 cosigners – including major companies like Apple and Citigroup – filed a separate brief calling for an end..."

Feb. 28, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Why Infiltrate Occupy Austin?

"...undercover officers to J.P. Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, Goldman-Sachs, et al. to gather intelligence on..."

Sept. 4, 2012 Postmarks

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Massey's Mess; and Not-So-Little Corporate Piggies

"...They're back. Citigroup, Coca-Cola, IBM, Merck & Co., and dozens of other..."

July 15, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The Hammer gets nailed, and the boom is back for moneyed elite

"...the big five Wall Street firms (Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan Chase) have set..."

Dec. 17, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Lobbyists' BFF; and California's Budding Union Movement

"...inhabited by about 20 lobbyists for such outfits as Citigroup, R.J. Reynolds, MillerCoors, Goldman Sachs, Google, and UPS. They..."

Oct. 15, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Mott's Workers Make a Stand; and It's Raining Overdraft Fees

"...assess when your account is overdrawn. Bank of America, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and others are raking in billions from..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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The Jingling Bells of July; and When the Banks Are the Robbers

"...high-rolling bank bosses at American Express, Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase & Co., PNC Financial Services..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

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Saving Banks From Themselves; and Fed Up With Fed Secrets

"...for? A bank consortium that includes Bank of America, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, U.S. Bancorp, and Wells Fargo...."

April 9, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Headlines

"...on Wall Street continued, as markets plummeted along with Citigroup's stock price last Friday, then rebounded on word of..."

Nov. 28, 2008 News Feature

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