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| Sep. 30 |
New York |
U.S. stocks rebound after bailout failure The Dow Jones industrial average rose 236 points in early trading, after a record 777-point fall the day
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| Aug.28 |
Washington |
US GDP rebounds with 3.3% growth The US economy grew at a revised 3.3% annually in the 2nd quarter of 2008, much higher than its first estimate of 1.9%
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| Jul.14 |
Washington |
Bush lifts ban on offshore oil drilling President Bush lifted an executive order banning offshore oil drilling and urged Congress to follow suit
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling| President George W Bush has called on Congress to end a 27-year ban on drilling for oil in coastal waters, to reduce dependence on imports | |
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| Jun.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple announces cheaper 3G iPhone The company is hoping to boost its share of the smartphone market, with support for faster wireless networks
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Deal reached on US economic plan| The White House and the Democrats in Congress have agreed a $150bn stimulus package that will offer tax rebates to boost growth | |
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| Jul.8 |
Seattle |
Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane US plane manufacturer has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, the firm's first all-new jet since 1995
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled Users will be able to download music and videos with the phone, demonstrated by CEO Steve Jobs at the Macworld Expo
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| Oct.3 |
New York |
Dow hits record The investors hoping to join the rally pushed the industrial average to a record high
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| Feb.4 |
Washington |
Court rejects $280bn tobacco case The government claim is accusing the country's biggest tobacco companies of covering up the effects of smoking
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| Nov.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Mozilla Firefox browser launched
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| Jun.21 |
Southern California |
Private craft makes space history SpaceShipOne to become the first private manned spacecraft to fly to the edge of space and back
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| Dec.11 |
New York |
Dow Jones ends above 10,000 The share index has closed above the 10,000 level for the first time since May 2002
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| Dec.4 |
Washington |
United States scrapped tariffs on steel Japan has joined the European Union in dropping the threat of retaliation
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| Jul.24 |
New York |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever| Dow Jones index added 488.95 points to 8,191.29. The buying was spurred by the arrest of offenders in Adelphia scandal | |
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| Nov.17 |
USA |
Harry Potter sets box office record The adventure of the boy wizard grossed $31.3 million in its debut, the highest single-day take ever
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player The new MP3 player is a device with the size of a deck of cards
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Bush package to boost economy President has announced a revitalisation package of $60bn to $75bn to avert a recession following suicide attacks
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally The Federal Reserve cut interest rates between its regular meetings by 0.5%. Dow up 400, Nasdaq up 170
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| Jan.3 |
Washington |
Fed cut rate, stocks up A surprise interest rate cut lift Nasdaq to a record 14.17%
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
Dow Jones reached 11,722| 3.9 times higher than the high of 2,999.75 reached in 1990 | |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
| The Year 2000 problem caused concern that critical industries and government functions would cease operating at midnight, January 1. Companies and organizations upgraded their computer systems. When January 1 arrived there were problems generally regarded as minor
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