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| | CNN.com - Citicorp posts record quarter - Jan 20, 2005 |
 | | Citigroup, which is headquartered in New York, said profits for the fourth quarter totaled $5.32 billion, or $1.02 a share, up 12 percent from $4.76 billion, or 91 cents a share, a year earlier. |
 | | Citigroup said its fourth-quarter results included a $244 million after-tax charge related to closing its Japan Private Bank amid allegations of improper activities and a $131 million after-tax reserve related to resolution of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation dealing with transfer agents. |
 | | For the year, Citigroup earnings were $17.05 billion, or $3.26 per share, down from $17.85 billion, or $3.42 a share, in 2003. |
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