Operator Hello and welcome to Citi's fourth quarter 2024 earnings call. Today's call will be hosted by Jenn Landis, head of Citi investor relations. [Operator instructions] Also, as a reminder, this conference is being recorded today.

Citigroup (NYSE:C) stock gained 5.6% in Wednesday premarket trading after the megabank posted better-than-expected Q4 results and approved a $20B stock buyback program. Furthermore, the company expects its net interest income to rise in 2025.

Citigroup (C) reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded expectations, sending shares higher in pre-market trading Wednesday. Citi's net income for the fourth quarter was $2.86 billion, up from a loss of $1.

Citigroup's Q4 earnings will be closely watched, particularly its total expenses and credit quality, as it aims to streamline operations. Read my earnings preview.

Citigroup Inc. lowered a crucial profitability target central to Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser's plan to turn around the bank, but offered investors a sweetener in the form of share buybacks. Bloomberg's Todd Gillespie has the story.

Citigroup stock is soaring Wednesday after the big bank topped earnings expectations and unveiled a massive stock buyback program. Here's why that's important.