Most will not recognize this fact.  One year ago today Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit leaked an internal memo suggesting that its fourth quarter would show a profit.  At that point the world was disintegrating. The Dow Industrials had declined to 6547.  There was little in the economy or the markets that looked positive.  However the singular internal report set the Street on fire.  The graph shows the equity (Dow Industrials) revival or the past year.  It has been a very volatile ride. More HERE