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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
Obama unveils 2011 budget plans
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation
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| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama tells US banks to lend more
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
US banks' profits beat forecasts
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| Sep.14 |
Washington |
Obama issues warning to bankers
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
US budget deficit at $1 trillion
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found
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| Jan.16 |
New York |
Citigroup to split as losses grow
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con' Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard ...
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| Nov.25 |
Washington |
US Fed announces $800bn stimulus
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| Nov.17 |
New York |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
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| Nov.14 |
Washington |
World leaders grapple with crisis
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
House backs $700bn bail-out plan  | The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector. The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following ... | |
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| Sep.29 |
House of Representatives |
$700 billion bailout package failed
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| Sep.21 |
New York |
US banks make shock status switch
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Bush hails financial rescue plan President George W Bush : The US is set to take 'unprecedented measures' to tackle the crisis gripping US financial markets
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US takes over key mortgage firms
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| Aug.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq
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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
Obama unveils 2011 budget plans US President has announced a $3.8tn budget plan, which includes increased spending for job creation, but cuts in other areas
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation US President has proposed significant new curbs on the activities of banks to try to prevent future financial crises, include limits to the size of banks
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| Dec.14 |
Washington |
Obama tells US banks to lend more US President has told bankers to increase loans to small and medium-size businesses after a meeting with executives of some of top banks
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| Nov.1 |
New York |
CIT Group files for US bankruptcy
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| Oct.23 |
USA |
US bank failures top 100 for year
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| Oct.21 |
Washington |
Plans bailout firm bonus cut
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| Oct.15 |
New York |
US banks' profits beat forecasts Goldman Sachs and Citigroup have reported better-than-expected profits between July and September
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| Sep.14 |
USA |
Bank crisis lessons 'not learned'
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Obama issues warning to bankers US President has warned bankers against complacency, saying that some in the industry are ignoring the lessons of the financial crisis
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| Aug.3 |
USA |
Bonus fine for Bank of America
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| Jul.24 |
California |
California passes key budget deal
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| Jul.14 |
New York |
Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit
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| Jul.13 |
USA |
US budget deficit at $1 trillion The deficit has moved above $1 trillion for the first time - with three months of the financial year remaining, official data show
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years| Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn | |
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| May.13 |
Washington |
US plans derivatives regulations
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| May.7 |
USA |
Ten US banks fail 'stress tests'
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| May.4 |
Washington |
Obama to target overseas tax loopholes
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| Apr.22 |
Washington |
Freddie Mac chief found dead
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| Apr.6 |
Texas |
Stanford: 'Clients lost no money'
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| Mar.26 |
Washington |
US plans to rein in Wall Street
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| Mar.23 |
Washington |
US unveils $1tn toxic asset plan The US has announced details of a plan to buy up to $1 trillion worth of toxic assets to help repair banks' balance sheets
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| Feb.19 |
Virginia |
Missing billionaire found Federal agents have located financier Robert Allen Stanford. They are accusing him of orchestrating a $9.2 billion investment fraud
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| Jan.16 |
New York |
Citigroup to split as losses grow Struggling banking giant has announced plans to split the firm in two, Citicorp and Citi Holdings, as it reported a quarterly loss of $8
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| Dec.19 |
Washington |
Bush unveils $17.4bn car bail-out
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'| Some of the world's wealthiest private and corporate investors are reported to be victims of an alleged fraud by Wall Street broker Bernard Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.11 |
USA |
Bank of America cuts 30,000 jobs
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| Nov.25 |
Washington |
US Fed announces $800bn stimulus The Federal Reserve is to inject another $800bn into the US economy in a further effort to stabilise the financial system
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline
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| Nov.17 |
New York |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff
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| Nov.14 |
Washington |
World leaders grapple with crisis The world leaders gathering for economic summit may be looking ahead to his successor. Bush is ready to defend Western-style capitalism
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
Treasury spends $125 billion on 9 banks
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| Oct.10 |
Washington |
G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
House backs $700bn bail-out plan  The House of Representatives has passed by 263-171 vote a government plan to rescue the US financial sector
| The package is to buy the bad debts of failing financial institutions on Wall Street. The vote was the second in a week, following its shock rejection of an earlier version. Bush praised lawmakers for their spirit of co-operation before signing the bill into law
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| Oct.1 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate backs new bail-out bill
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| Sep.29 |
House of Representatives |
$700 billion bailout package failed Democrats and Republicans immediately blamed each other for the failure of the bailout package in the House
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| Sep.28 |
U.S. Congress |
US lawmakers publish rescue deal
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| Sep.26 |
Washington |
Bailout talks implode
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| Sep.24 |
Washington |
Bush: Bail-out 'vital to easing crisis'
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| Sep.21 |
New York |
US banks make shock status switch Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are to become bank holding companies, allowing them to take deposits from investors
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Bush hails financial rescue plan| President George W Bush : The US is set to take 'unprecedented measures' to tackle the crisis gripping US financial markets | |
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
Lehman Bros files for bankruptcy  The 4th-largest investment bank in the US will file for bankruptcy protection, amid a growing global financial crisis
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US takes over key mortgage firms US financial officials have outlined plans for the government to take over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the largest bail-outs in US history
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| Aug.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger U.S. auditors: Iraq is raking in more money from oil exports than it is spending, amassing a projected 4-year budget surplus of up to $80 billion
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| Jul.16 |
Washington |
US inflation rate at 26-year high
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| Apr.18 |
USA |
Citigroup sees second giant loss
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Federal Reserve slashes rates by 0.75 The Federal Reserve has cut US interest rates to 2.25% to restore confidence to nervous financial markets and boost the ailing economy
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| Dec.23 |
USA |
Battered dollar hits another low
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq President has told the American people that Iraq is ''now the central front' in a global war against terrorism
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
Bremer: Iraq effort to cost tens of billions
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| Jun.25 |
New York |
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
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