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| Jun. 10 |
USA |
Ratings agency lifts US outlook Rating agency Standard and Poor's has raised its credit outlook for the US economy from negative to stable
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| Jun. 9 |
Tokyo |
Japan growth revised up Japan has revised up it growth numbers for the first three months of the year, adding to hopes of a recovery
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Euro crisis is over, says France's Francois Hollande French President Francois Hollande has declared an end to the eurozone debt crisis, which has gripped the region for the past four years
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| Jun. 7 |
Washington |
US economy adds 175,000 jobs in May
US employment rose by slightly more than economists had predicted during May. But the unemployment rate increased slightly to 7.6%
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| Jun. 5 |
India |
Amazon launches online site in India
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| May. 28 |
USA |
US house prices 'see strong rise'
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| May. 22 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela ends toilet paper shortage
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| May. 21 |
New York |
Record closing high for US shares
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| May.7 |
New York |
Dow tops 15,000 as world shares gain |
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| May.3 |
Washington |
US job creation strong in April |
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| May.2 |
Mexico |
Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico
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Bangladesh |
Garment factories reopen after building collapse |
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| Apr.26 |
Ethiopia |
Boeing Dreamliner returns to service |
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Washington |
US economic growth reaches 2.5% |
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| Apr.11 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Google launches tool to determine data use after death |
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| Apr.4 |
Tokyo |
Nikkei reaches highest since 2008
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| Apr.2 |
New York |
Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs
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| Mar.14 |
Manhattan |
Eye-tracking Samsung Galaxy unveiled |
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| Mar.12 |
Japan |
Japan 'first' to extract frozen gas |
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| Mar.8 |
Washington |
US labour market shows strong rise |
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
Dow Jones hits new record high New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis
| The Wall Street index reached 14,245 in early trading
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| Feb.22 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple patent hints at smart watch |
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| Feb.20 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
New Google Glass features unveiled |
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| Feb.18 |
Germany |
Germany 'likely to avoid recession' |
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France |
France eases 'horsemeat firm' ban |
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| Feb.7 |
Washington |
Boeing gets 787 test flight approval |
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| Feb.5 |
Beijing |
China promises rise in minimum wage
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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
US economy adds 157,000 new jobs Slightly below forecasts, but the number of new jobs at the end of 2012 was revised up significantly, official data has shown
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| Jan.16 |
USA |
US banks see profits rise sharply |
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| Jan.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook unveils social search tools |
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| Jan.7 |
Japan |
CES 2013: Sony unveils 'bath-friendly' phone |
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| Jan.6 |
Global |
Regulators ease bank asset rules |
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| Jan.2 |
New York |
Markets rally on US fiscal deal |
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| Dec.29 |
Paris |
French 75% tax rate struck down |
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| Dec.25 |
Southern China |
China opens longest bullet route
Map of Guangzhou China China has officially opened the world's longest high-speed rail route, linking the capital Beijing with the southern commercial hub of Guangzhou
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| Dec.7 |
Washington |
US jobless rate at four-year low |
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| Nov.29 |
Paris |
Continental cleared over Concorde crash |
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
US economy adds 171,000 new jobs |
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| Oct.31 |
New York |
Eastern US gets back on its feet |
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| Oct.26 |
Washington |
US economic growth up sharply |
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| Oct.8 |
Global |
Global recovery 'getting weaker' |
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
US jobless rate in unexpected fall
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| Sep.26 |
Washington |
US set to ease Burma import ban |
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| Sep.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5
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| Aug.31 |
Venezuela |
Fire-hit Venezuela plant reopens |
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| Aug.3 |
Washington |
US economy adds 163,000 jobs in July |
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| Jun.15 |
Japan |
Japan PM orders reactor restart |
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| Jun.11 |
New York |
Markets welcome Spain bank deal |
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| Jun.10 |
Spain |
Spain deal boosts euro and stocks |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission
Map of Cape Canaveral Southern U.S. California's SpaceX has launched on a mission to re-supply the space station - the first cargo delivery to the orbiting outpost by a private company
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| Feb.3 |
Washington |
US job numbers show strong growth
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| Feb.1 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Facebook confirms plans to go public
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| Jan.27 |
Washington |
US economic growth picks up steam
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| Jan.6 |
Washington |
US economy creates 200,000 jobs |
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| Dec.16 |
UN Security Council |
UN lifts Libyan banks sanctions
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| Dec.2 |
Washington |
Unemployment in US falls to 8.6% |
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| Nov.30 |
Japan |
Asian shares jump in global rally |
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Global |
World banks announce joint action plan Some of the world's biggest central banks have announced a program of co-ordinated action designed to support the global financial system
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| Nov.25 |
USA |
Black Friday retail bonanza in strong start |
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| Nov.11 |
New York |
Shares up on Italy austerity vote |
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| Nov.4 |
Washington |
US unemployment rate drops to 9% |
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| Oct.30 |
Australia |
Qantas resuming flights
Qantas resumes flights after an independent tribunal orders a permanent end to the industrial dispute with union members
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight
Boeing's Dreamliner has finally had its maiden commercial voyage from Tokyo to Hong Kong, three years later than planned
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| Oct.18 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple full-year profits rise 85% |
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| Oct.10 |
New York |
US shares rise on euro bank pledge |
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| Oct.7 |
Washington |
US economy adds 103,000 new jobs |
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| Sep.28 |
Seattle |
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet |
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| Sep.26 |
European Union |
Bank shares rally on rescue hopes |
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| Aug.19 |
European Union |
Markets recover from worst losses |
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| Aug.11 |
New York |
Dow rises 400 points on volatile day |
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| Aug.5 |
Washington |
US unemployment rate down in July |
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| Apr.5 |
Eastern Libya |
Libya rebels to export first oil |
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| Mar.22 |
Northern Japan |
Power restored to reactor's control room
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| Mar.19 |
Northern Japan |
Power hopes rise at Japan plant |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economic growth rate quickens |
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| Sep.19 |
Louisiana |
Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says
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| Jul.23 |
European Union |
Europe's big banks pass stress tests Officials led by the European Central Bank tested 91 banks, and most of banks passed stress tests aimed at shoring up confidence in the econ...
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
BP says oil has stopped leaking BP says it has temporarily stopped oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico from its leaking well, the first time the flow has stopped since an explosion
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| Jul.12 |
Louisiana |
BP installs new sealing cap on leaking well |
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| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economy is growing once again The economy grew at an annual pace of 3.5% between July and September, its first expansion in more than a year
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| Aug.16 |
Japan |
Japan's economy leaves recession
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| Aug.13 |
Germany |
France and Germany exit recession |
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| Apr.2 |
London |
G20 leaders seal $1tn global deal| Leaders of the world's largest economies have reached an agreement to tackle the global financial crisis. The resources available to IMF will be tripled to $750bn; $250bn to boost global trade. Th... | |
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| Mar.24 |
Washington |
Obama pledges economic recovery |
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| Feb.6 |
U.S. Senate |
US senators agree economy bill |
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| Jan.19 |
Russia |
Russia turns on gas for Europe
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| Jan.12 |
Moscow |
Russia signs deal, restoring Europe's gas |
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| Dec.3 |
Thailand |
Thai flights resume after week of protests
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| Nov.23 |
Washington |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline |
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| Oct.13 |
European Union |
European markets surge after crisis talks |
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| Oct.12 |
Paris |
European banks rescue plan agreed |
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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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| Jun.22 |
Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia to increase oil output
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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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| Apr.17 |
South Korea |
S Korea 'due to lift US beef ban' |
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| Jan.24 |
U.S. Congress |
Deal reached on US economic plan
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| Jan.9 |
New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car |
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| Dec.10 |
South Korea |
Inter-Korean train service starts |
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| Nov.8 |
Brazil |
Oil discovery rocks Brazil |
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| Jul.8 |
Seattle |
Boeing unveils Dreamliner plane |
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| May.16 |
North Korea |
Korean trains in historic link-up
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| Jan.10 |
European Union |
EU plans 'industrial revolution' |
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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 |
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| May.20 |
China |
Three Gorges dam wall complete Building crews have completed construction work across the Yangtze on the world's largest hydroelectric project
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| Dec.16 |
Belgium |
EU leaders agree 7-year budget |
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| Nov.16 |
Tunisia |
Deal averts Internet showdown |
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| Sep.5 |
Beijing |
EU, China hail textile deal |
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| May.25 |
Azerbaijan |
Giant Caspian oil pipeline opens
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| Apr.27 |
France |
Airbus A380 completes test flight
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| Jan.18 |
Southern France |
Largest passenger jet unveiled
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| May.6 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan to resume India links |
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| Jul.24 |
New York |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever
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| Jan.1 |
European Union |
Euro mark celebrations People lined up in freezing temperatures to get a jump on the most ambitious currency swap in history
| The euro was introduced to world financial markets as an accounting currency in 1999 and launched as physical coins and banknotes in 2002. The official spelling of the euro is 'euro' in the Latin script. The euro is divided into 100 cents
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| Nov.7 |
Paris |
Concorde back in business |
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player |
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| Mar.10 |
USA |
Nasdaq reached 5048 Nasdaq's all-time high. Beginning of the end of the Internet stock boom
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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.... | |