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November 10, 2007

Man in the News: Robert Rubin

Article on Financial Times comment page 3c912d6c8eef11dc87ee0000779fd2acDusk falls on Park Avenue in Manhattan on Thursday and Robert Rubin, the former US Treasury secretary and new chairman of Citigroup, sits in his comfortable office stuffed with the evidence of a prosperous and achievement-filled life. Here are plaques from his time in government, here a framed copy of him on a Time magazine cover and there a photograph of a fish he caught in Tierra del Fuego. Mr Rubin is mulling the awkward question of how much responsibility he bears for the deep problems at one of the world’s biggest banks. Chuck Prince, Citi’s chief executive, resigned this week as it announced a debt writedown of up to $11bn tied to the US subprime mortgage crisis. Difficulties at Citi and other banks spooked markets and prompted a further lurch in the dollar. Continue reading here. Post comments below.

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  1. The stock has gained 150% from Oct 8, 2007 to Oct 22, 2007.
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    Posted by: gowri | November 14th, 2007 at 5:39 am | Report this comment

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