The death of ExxonMobil?

The petroleum giant is shying from risky exploration and spending money on buying back stock. Over the long haul, those moves could lead the company to go private or disappear. Jubak's Journal / Jim Jubak

A crash diet for the grocery bill

MSN Money columnist MP Dunleavey lays out an ambitious goal: To use smarter shopping and meal planning to cut her family's food spending in half. Multimedia coverage

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Citigroup aims to shed $400 billion of assets

Citigroup Inc said on Friday it plans to shed $400 billion of assets within three years and boost revenue by up to 10 percent annually, in a bid to restore profitability after huge losses tied to flagging mortgage and credit markets. 5/9/2008 3:44 PM

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