http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae018b70-0d8a-11de-8914-0000779fd2ac.html

Global stock markets rallied on Tuesday after Citigroup’s revelation that it had a strong start of the year ignited investor hopes that the first quarter would bring some solace to the battered financial sector

The last rescue, announced a fortnight ago, will turn the US government into Citi’s largest shareholder, with a stake of up to 36 per cent.

The Citi chief added that in January and February alone – two months in which investment banks did well because of a partial thawing of credit markets – the bank generated top line revenues of $19bn before markdowns.

buoy 〈…を〉支える，〈望みなどを〉つなぐ

revelation 発覚,天啓

solace 慰め

batter 打ち壊す

fortnight 2 週間

thaw 〈凍結したものが〉解ける

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aa648182-0c3d-11de-b87d-0000779fd2ac.html

A spokesman for the bank said: “Recent changes in legislation made it necessary for Bank of America to rescind job offers it had made to students requiring H-1B sponsorship.”

Some supporters of freer migration have criticised the Tarp measure for threatening to cut the US off from foreign talent and encouraging tit-for-tat retaliation by other countries.

One concern for business school deans is that students who have traditionally studied in the US may go elsewhere. “There might be an inclination for people from around the world to vote with their feet,” says David Schmittlein, dean of MIT’s Sloan school of management in Boston.

rescind 〈法律・条約などを〉無効にする，廃止する，撤廃する

tit-for-tat 売り言葉に買い言葉,しっぺい返し

inclination 好み,傾向,

vote with one's feet 退席して反対の意思を表わす