Treasury Announces Plans For First Citigroup Sale

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, Associated Press
Mon, 04/26/2010 - 10:26am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Treasury Department said Monday that it plans to sell up to 1.5 billion shares of Citigroup stock, its latest move to unwind the support it provided big banks during the financial crisis....

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