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| Yesterday |
 Australia |
Ford to shut Australian production 
Map of Victoria Australia| US car giant Ford Motor will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years of making vehicles in the country | |
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| May. 16 |
 Venezuela |
Venezuela to import 50M rolls of toilet pape Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, the embattled socialist government says it will import 50 million rolls to boost supplies
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| May. 15 |
Paris |
France back into recession |
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| May. 13 |
Bangladesh |
Dhaka unrest forces factory closures |
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| Apr. 26 |
North Korea |
S Korea 'withdraws from joint complex' |
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| Apr. 25 |
Spain |
Spain unemployment hits record high |
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| Apr. 24 |
Brazil |
Judge orders Facebook memorial page removed |
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| Apr.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple reports rare fall in profits |
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| Apr.11 |
Japan |
Japan carmakers to recall 3.4m cars
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| Apr.8 |
North Korea |
N. Korea pulling workers out of joint industrial zone |
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| Apr.2 |
European Union |
Eurozone unemployment rate hits 12%| The rate of unemployment in the eurozone hit a record high of 12% in February, official figures have shown | |
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| Mar.25 |
 Cyprus |
Cyprus banks closed until Thursday Temporary measures will be placed on transactions when they reopen despite an EU/IMF bailout deal
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| Feb.27 |
Alaska |
Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013 |
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| Feb.22 |
European Union |
Eurozone recession 'to persist' |
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| Feb.19 |
Japan |
Japan posts record trade deficit |
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| Feb.18 |
Italy |
Nestle finds horsemeat in beef meals
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| Feb.14 |
European Union |
Eurozone sees recession deepen |
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| Feb.10 |
France |
Horsemeat scandal widens across EU |
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| Feb.9 |
United Kingdom |
Horsemeat scandal spreads |
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| Jan.31 |
China |
China manufacturing growth slows |
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| Jan.30 |
Washington |
US economy in surprise downturn |
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| Jan.23 |
Japan |
Japan runs record trade deficit |
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| Jan.16 |
USA |
Safety fears hit more Dreamliners |
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| Jan.7 |
North Carolina |
US bank to pay $12bn settlement |
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| Dec.31 |
Washington |
US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
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| Nov.5 |
South Korea |
South Korea shuts down 2 nuclear reactors
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery
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| Sep.23 |
China |
Foxconn shuts plant after brawl
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| Sep.16 |
China |
China protests hit Japanese trade
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US job growth misses expectations |
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| Aug.25 |
Venezuela |
Blast halts Venezuela refinery A huge explosion at the Amuay plant, Venezuela's biggest oil refinery, has killed at least 24 people and halted production for two days
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| Aug.6 |
Hong Kong |
Standard Chartered shares tumble
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| Jun.21 |
USA |
Moody's downgrades 15 major banks |
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| Jun.14 |
Spain |
Spain crisis costs enter 'danger zone'
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| May.25 |
Spain |
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros
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| May.17 |
Spain |
Moody's downgrades Spanish banks |
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| Apr.27 |
Spain |
Spanish unemployment hits record |
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| Jan.13 |
 New York |
9 eurozone nations downgraded by S&P| Standard & Poor's said Friday that it has downgraded the credit ratings of nine euro area governments, including AAA-rated France and Austria | |
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| Dec.20 |
Tokyo |
Japan raids Olympus headquarters |
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| Nov.29 |
USA |
American Airlines files for bankruptcy |
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| Nov.24 |
Portugal |
Portugal flights grounded by general strike |
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| Nov.7 |
Rome |
Berlusconi teeters as debt costs mount |
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port |
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| Nov.1 |
Greece |
Greek vote casts shadow on debt deal |
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| Oct.29 |
Australia |
Labour row grounds Qantas flights
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| Oct.13 |
Spain |
S&P lowers Spain's credit rating |
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| Oct.2 |
Greece |
Greece to miss targets on deficit |
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| Sep.30 |
European Union |
Markets see big quarterly falls |
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| Sep.22 |
Global |
Shares sink over growth worries
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| Sep.20 |
Global |
IMF: World economy in 'dangerous phase' |
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| Sep.19 |
Italy |
Italy has debt rating cut by S&P |
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| Sep.18 |
Switzerland |
UBS unauthorized trade loss now $2.3B |
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| Sep.15 |
 Switzerland |
UBS: 'Unauthorized' trades cost us $2 B Swiss banking giant UBS discovered that 'unauthorized trading by a trader in its investment bank' has cost it an estimated $2 billion
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
US poverty rises to record high |
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
Global stock declined after US downgrade
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| Jul.9 |
London |
NoW goes to presses for last time |
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| May.24 |
Hamburg |
Volcano ash shuts German airports |
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| Apr.6 |
Portugal |
Portugal seeks bail-out from EU
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| Dec.20 |
London |
Europe is digging airports out of snow |
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| Nov.4 |
Australia |
Qantas grounds Airbus A380 |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
US recovery 'slower than expected' |
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| Jul.14 |
China |
China's economic growth eases |
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| May.16 |
London |
Ash cloud to close Heathrow and Gatwick |
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Northern England |
Ash closes airports in England, Ireland
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| May.9 |
European Union |
Volcanic ash cloud disrupts flights |
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| Apr.14 |
 Japan |
Toyota suspends sales of Lexus worldwide Toyota has suspended sales of its 2010 Lexus GX 460 after a US consumer magazine warning and said it would test all of its other SUV models
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| Mar.3 |
Greece |
Greece backs new round of tax rises
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| Feb.23 |
Greece |
Greece steeled for 24-hour strike |
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| Feb.10 |
Greece |
PM vows to slash huge government deficit
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| Feb.8 |
Japan |
Toyota recalls thousands of Prius cars Toyota has recalled about 200,000 of hybrid Prius cars sold in Japan last year due to a brake problem
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| Jan.29 |
Japan |
Toyota president sorry
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| Nov.27 |
Dubai |
Dubai debt woes 'a drama, but no crisis'
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
US jobless rate rises to over 10% US Labor Department: The unemployment rate in the US rose to 10.2% in October, which was its highest rate since April 1983
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| May.19 |
Japan |
Japan's economy in record plunge |
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| Apr.30 |
 Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread
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| Apr.22 |
Global |
'Deeper' recession ahead says IMF |
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| Mar.20 |
 Global |
IMF: Global economy worst in 60 years| The economic slowdown is so severe that the worldwide economy will contract for the first time in 60 years. The total of goods and services produced around the world is projected t... | |
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| Mar.2 |
USA |
AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
US shares at nearly 12-year low The Dow Jones closed down 3.41%, at 7,114.8, its lowest since 1997 on concerns about the attempts to shore up the banks
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| Jan.28 |
Global |
World growth 'worst for 60 years' International Monetary Fund: World economic growth is set to fall to just 0.5% this year, its lowest rate since World War II
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| Jan.26 |
Iceland |
Crisis claims cabinet |
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| Jan.6 |
European Union |
European gas supplies disrupted Several countries say their supplies of Russian gas have been cut sharply amid an energy price dispute between Moscow and Ukraine
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| Nov.20 |
Global |
Recession fears hit stock markets |
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| Nov.17 |
New York |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 |
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| Nov.14 |
European Union |
Eurozone officially in recession |
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| Nov.13 |
Germany |
German economy now in recession |
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
Dow Jones hits 5-year low The Dow Jones fell below 10,000 points for the first time since 2004 as U.S. stocks followed Europe and Asia with heavy losses
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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.17 |
New York |
Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling |
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| Sep.16 |
New York |
World markets continue to slide In the first hour of trading on Wall Street, the Dow was down 41.85, or 0.38%, to 10,875.66. It fell as much as 175 in the opening minutes
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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. The move dealed a further blow to the global financial system. It was a primary dealer in t... | |
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| Jul.29 |
Geneva |
Global trade deal falls apart |
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| Jul.11 |
USA |
Mortgage firms' shares slump |
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| Apr.12 |
Global |
IMF head gives food price warning |
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| Apr.9 |
Global |
IMF slashes world growth forecast |
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| Feb.1 |
United Arab Emirates |
Third undersea Internet cable cut |
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| Jan.24 |
 Paris |
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn Bank Societe Generale as uncovered 'massive' fraud by a trader which resulted in a loss of 4.9bn euros
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| Jan.21 |
Global |
World markets plunge on U.S. fears Stock markets were, prompted by pessimism about Bush's plans to boost the U.S. economy. India's Sensex stock index fell nearly 11%
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| Nov.14 |
France |
Strike brings travel chaos |
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
World markets fall after US losses The markets have faltered in early trading a day after markets in NY and London suffered losses amid fears of a global credit crunch
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USA |
Mortgage concerns hit US markets| The share indexes tumbled amid fears that a wobble in the mortgage market may prompt a global credit crunch. Dow Jones fell 199.24. The subprime mortgage crisis caused by a dramatic rise in mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures in the United States triggered the financial crisis, with major adverse consequences... | |
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region |
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| Mar.14 |
European Union |
New fears rekindle global sell-off |
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| Feb.28 |
France |
Airbus to cut 10,000 jobs
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| Feb.27 |
New York |
Dow Jones loses 416 |
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Shanghai |
Shanghai Composite index sank 8.8%
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| Jan.8 |
European Union |
Russia oil row hits Europe supply
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| Dec.26 |
Nigeria |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260
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| Oct.30 |
London |
Warming 'may cause economic chaos' |
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| Jul.24 |
Switzerland |
WTO global trade talks collapse |
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| May.12 |
Nigeria |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200 |
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| Jan.1 |
 Ukraine |
Russia cuts gas supplies Russia has begun shutting off a pipeline after last-ditch talks failed to settle a price dispute
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| Sep.14 |
Mexico |
Rich-poor divide derails WTO talks |
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| Oct.9 |
New York |
Dow fell to 7,286 |
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USA |
Nasdaq fell to 1,114 |
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
Enron in bankruptcy filing
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet
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| May.4 |
USA |
'I love you' virus disrupts computers
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