http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090112/bs_nm/us_citigroup]Citi inches toward deal but shares off on fear of Q4 loss (Reuters) [/URL]



Reuters - Citigroup Inc inched closer to selling a stake in its Smith Barney retail brokerage to Morgan Stanley, but its shares fell on concerns about the health of the bank's balance sheet and its fourth-quarter results.