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Bank of America eyes more sports deals

Sports sponsorships have been dicey as of late. From all the controversy over bank deals for golf tournaments, Citi's deal with the Mets, and RBS's debacle over its Wimbledon sponsorship, you might think banks would be gun shy. But Bank of America, which has more than any other bank embraced the c

Why the Mets deal is right for Citi

We noted not too long ago that it's hard to do business when PR issues are driving so many decisions. The decision to drop the purchase of fancy corporate jet was inescapable after the media got wind of the deal. But there were some other considerations. In the case of the marketing deal with the

More on Citi's Mets conundrum

Citi has essentially become, in the eyes of the world, a government-run bank. You can't accept more than $350 billion in direct support and guarantees and not be viewed as such. The likes of Tim Geithner can look CEO Vikram Pandit in the eye and rightly say, "We own you." Government officials can