Citi had losses for the first quarter of just under $1 billion, beating expectations.  Those are some pretty low expectations.  I'm sure my dog could run successful company if the expectations were simply NOT TO LOSE $1 billion per quarter. 

General Electric's earnings were off 36 percent but they beat expectations as well, a much more respectable performance.  GE has more than doubled after it hit a 52-week low of $5.87 in March.  If the worst is behind GE, it's starting to look like a great long term play with a great yield.  If you're young, buy some. 

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