Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) said it is pulling out of consumer banking in 11 markets, including Japan and Egypt, as the U.S. bank with the biggest international business looks to cut persistently high costs. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) in last trading activity advanced 3.15% to close at $51.47. Company weekly performance is 0.39% while its quarterly performance stands at 3.33%. Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) is -6.84% away from its 52 week high.Built on stilts over parking, it could be likened to a giant The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), but one with a roof garden pockmarked with skylights that allow light to stream to workers below. The theory is that workers collaborate better when in proximity, and not separated by stairs or elevators that inhabit interaction--a focus on the employee, rather than impressing outsiders with grandeur. On last trading day The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) decreased -0.55% to close at $90.10. Its volatility for the week is 2.09% while volatility for the month is 1.65%. HD's sales growth for past 5 years was 2.00% and its EPS growth for past 5 years was 22.40%. The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD) monthly performance is 0.81%.BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) continues to suffer, enduring the biggest drop in smartphone market share of any vendor, from over 12 percent in 2013 to just under 2 percent this year. In the feature phone segment, Nokia is still top with 35 percent share, although this is down from 47 percent in the second quarter of 2013. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) in last trading activity moved down -1.77% to close at $8.90. Company weekly performance is -3.58% while its quarterly performance stands at -10.73%. BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ:BBRY) is -23.61% away from its 52 week high.Zacks upgraded shares of Summit Hotel Properties Inc (NYSE:INN) from a neutral rating to an outperform rating. Zacks now has a $11.50 price target on that stock. Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. (NYSE:INN) has 2.60% insider ownership while its institutional ownership stands at 85.80%. In last trading activity company's stock closed at $10.71.Shareholders of FedFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FFCO), the parent company of First Federal Savings Bank of Monessen, approved the previously announced sale of FedFirst to CB Financial Services. CB Financial is the parent company of Community Bank in Carmichaels. The transaction is expected to be completed on or about Oct. 31. On Tuesday shares of FedFirst Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:FFCO) closed at $21.20. Company's sales growth for last 5 years was -6.40%.
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