final numbers for C
The loss for the quarter totaled $9.83 billion, or $1.99 per share
41% drop in divy
18.1 bil in writedowns
It also boosted loan-loss reserves by $4.1 billion, signaling further problems in its consumer businesses as deflated home prices, high energy and food costs, and rising unemployment weigh on people's ability to make their loan payments.
only 4,200 jobs slashed
12.5 billion mainly from abroad came to help out and i'm sure got good deals aka high yields etc...screwing over US shareholders
To bolster its capital, the bank also said Tuesday it has lined up $12.5 billion in new investments from sovereign wealth funds and existing shareholders.
That includes $6.88 billion from the Government of Singapore Investment Corp. for a 4 percent stake. Other investors were Capital Research Global Investors, Capital World Investors, the Kuwait Investment Authority, the New Jersey Division of Investment, shareholder Prince Alwaleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia and former chief executive Sanford Weill and his family foundation.