Core Businesses Still Very Weak At Citi And B of A

(Source: “Citigroup, B of A Results Shine Light On Failings” (subscription required), The Wall Street Journal, C1, July 18)

(Source: “Citigroup, B of A Results Shine Light On Failings” (subscription required), The Wall Street Journal, C1, July 18)
Yesterday on Kimberly Clark’s (KMB) 4Q22 earnings conference call, CEO Mike Hsu offered to take Barclay’s analyst Lauren Lieberman to KMB’s “war room on poop superiority”. Lieberman replied that it was on her 2023 agenda. Apparently this is an expensive…
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