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| Yesterday |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn' Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn. The deal was a foregone conclusion
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Florida |
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'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot
The largest Powerball lottery jackpot in US history, more than $590m, has been won by a ticket-holder in Florida, local lottery officials sa...
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San Francisco Bay Area |
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NASA buys into 'quantum' computer
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| Tue. |
Germany |
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Google told to tidy up auto-complete |
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| May. 8 |
Houston |
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Enron boss Skilling set to have sentence reduced |
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| May. 7 |
New York |
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Dow tops 15,000 as world shares gain |
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| May. 3 |
Alabama |
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To Kill A Mockingbird author sues |
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US job creation strong in April |
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| May. 2 |
Mexico |
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Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico |
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| May. 1 |
Iowa |
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Huge payout for US disabled workers |
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| Apr. 30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple taps markets for record $17bn |
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News companies warned by Twitter |
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| Apr.5 |
Washington |
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Obama 'offering to cut US pensions' |
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| Apr.2 |
New York |
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Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs |
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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World stock markets hit new highs |
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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
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| Mar.1 |
Washington |
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Obama signs budget cuts into effect
US President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy
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| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama pledges to reignite economy
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| Feb.4 |
New York |
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US 'will sue' Standard & Poor's |
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| Feb.1 |
Washington |
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US economy adds 157,000 new jobs |
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Safety fears hit more Dreamliners |
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| Jan.7 |
North Carolina |
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US bank to pay $12bn settlement |
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| Jan.1 |
Washington |
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President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal 
| Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
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US Senate approves key tax deal
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US to miss 'fiscal cliff' deadline
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| Dec.27 |
U.S. Senate |
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Senate leader Harry Reid voices fiscal cliff fear
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| Dec.10 |
London |
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HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
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| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
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John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
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Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery
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| Oct.30 |
Southern California |
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Disney buys firm behind Star Wars |
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| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
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Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
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| Oct.5 |
Washington |
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US jobless rate in unexpected fall |
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| Sep.13 |
Washington |
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Fed acts to bolster US economy |
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| Sep.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 |
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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US job growth misses expectations |
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| Aug.24 |
South Korea |
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Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple |
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Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
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| Jul.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Yahoo names Google exec as new boss |
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| Jun.28 |
New York |
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News Corp. agrees to split in two |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
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Launch success for SpaceX mission
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| May.19 |
Washington |
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G8 targets 'growth and stability' |
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| May.18 |
New York |
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Facebook share trading debut 
Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| Apr.16 |
New York |
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American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief |
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| Mar.30 |
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US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m
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New York |
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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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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Oakland protesters shut down port |
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
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Dreamliner completes first flight |
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| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies 
| Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief |
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
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Global stock declined after US downgrade
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
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U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
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| Dec.11 |
Manhattan |
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Madoff's son found hanged in NY |
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| Dec.8 |
Florida |
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SpaceX craft finally launches |
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| Sep.19 |
Louisiana |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says |
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| Aug.27 |
Washington |
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US recovery 'slower than expected' |
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| Jul.15 |
Louisiana |
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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 e...
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| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
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US Congress set to grill BP chief |
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| Jun.15 |
Washington |
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Obama in national address on oil |
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| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
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BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf |
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| May.27 |
Louisiana |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well |
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| May.12 |
House of Representatives |
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Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty' |
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig| A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
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| Mar.22 |
China |
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Google stops censoring search in China |
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| Feb.24 |
House of Representatives |
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Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president |
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
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U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal
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| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
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Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
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Obama pushes new bank regulation |
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| Nov.6 |
Washington |
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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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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
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US economy is growing once again
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| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
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G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
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Obama urges action on healthcare
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
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Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
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GM chairman to leave car maker |
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| Mar.18 |
Washington |
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Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy |
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| Mar.2 |
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AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
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US shares at nearly 12-year low
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
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Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
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| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
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US House passes economic package |
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| Dec.13 |
New York |
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Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'
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| Nov.25 |
Washington |
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US Fed announces $800bn stimulus |
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| Nov.20 |
Global |
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Recession fears hit stock markets |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy
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| Nov.15 |
Washington |
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Summit pledge to 'restore growth'
Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth
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| Oct.7 |
New York |
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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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| Oct.3 |
House of Representatives |
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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
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| Sep.19 |
Washington |
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Bush hails financial rescue plan
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| Sep.16 |
New York |
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World markets continue to slide
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| Sep.14 |
New York |
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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 |
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US takes over key mortgage firms
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| Aug.5 |
U.S. Congress |
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Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger |
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| Jul.23 |
House of Representatives |
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US lawmakers pass housing rescue |
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
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Oil price per barrel reached $147.02 OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
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South Korea lifts ban on US beef |
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
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Bush calls for offshore drilling
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| Jun.6 |
New York |
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Oil price soars as US woes mount |
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| May.22 |
New York |
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Oil soars to new record over $135 |
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
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World markets fall after US losses
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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
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled |
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| Jul.13 |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel
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| Apr.21 |
New York |
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Oil breaks through record $75 |
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| Dec.20 |
New York |
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Strike shuts down NYC transit system |
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
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Oil price rises above $55 a barrel |
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
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Oil rises to $50
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
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Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty |
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| Dec.9 |
Iraq |
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Iraq tenders 'only for US allies' |
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
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Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq |
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| Oct.9 |
New York |
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Dow fell to 7,286 |
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Nasdaq fell to 1,114 |
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| Jul.24 |
New York |
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Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever |
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet
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| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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World News Atlas started |
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| May.4 |
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers |
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| Apr.4 |
Washington |
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Microsoft loses antitrust suit |
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| Mar.10 |
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Nasdaq reached 5048
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
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Dow Jones reached 11,722 |
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Seattle |
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Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down |
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| Jan.1 |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
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| 2013 |
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| Apr. 30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple taps markets for record $17bn |
|
| Apr.5 |
Washington |
Obama 'offering to cut US pensions' |
|
| Mar.1 |
Washington |
Obama signs budget cuts into effect
US President Barack Obama has signed into effect a wave of steep spending cuts which he has warned could damage the US economy
|
| Jan.1 |
Washington |
President Obama praises US 'fiscal cliff' deal 
| Obama has hailed a deal reached to stave off drastic taxation and spending measures as 'just one step in the broader effort to strengthen the economy' | |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.31 |
U.S. Senate |
US Senate approves key tax deal
|
| 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
|
| Dec.10 |
London |
HSBC 'to pay $1.9bn' in US deal
|
| Sep.13 |
Washington |
Fed acts to bolster US economy |
|
| Apr.16 |
New York |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief |
|
| 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 | |
| 2010 |
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| Jan.21 |
Washington |
Obama pushes new bank regulation |
| 2009 |
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| Jun.29 |
New York |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.13 |
New York |
Top investors 'hit by $50bn con'
|
| Nov.25 |
Washington |
US Fed announces $800bn stimulus |
|
| 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
|
| Sep.19 |
Washington |
Bush hails financial rescue plan
|
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US takes over key mortgage firms
|
| Aug.5 |
U.S. Congress |
Iraq's projected $80b surplus stirs anger |
| 2003 |
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| Sep.7 |
Washington |
Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq |
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.25 |
South Korea |
South Korea lifts ban on US beef |
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| 2013 |
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| Yesterday |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr for $1.1bn' Yahoo's board has approved a deal to buy New York-based blogging service Tumblr for $1.1bn. The deal was a foregone conclusion
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| 2010 |
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| Feb.24 |
House of Representatives |
Lawmakers grilled Toyota's president |
| 2008 |
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| Nov.18 |
U.S. Congress |
US car firms ask for $25bn aid The bosses of Ford, GM and Chrysler, have asked Congress for a $25bn bail-out and warned of broader risks to the US economy
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| 2009 |
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| Sep.9 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama urges action on healthcare
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 7 |
New York |
Dow tops 15,000 as world shares gain |
|
| Apr.2 |
New York |
Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs |
|
| Mar.5 |
New York |
World stock markets hit new highs |
|
| 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
| 2011 |
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
Global stock declined after US downgrade
| 2009 |
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| Feb.23 |
New York |
US shares at nearly 12-year low
| 2008 |
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| Nov.20 |
Global |
Recession fears hit stock markets |
|
| 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
|
| Sep.16 |
New York |
World markets continue to slide
| 2007 |
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| Aug.9 |
New York |
World markets fall after US losses
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| Aug.9 |
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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
| 2004 |
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| Mar.5 |
New York |
Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty |
| 2002 |
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| Oct.9 |
New York |
Dow fell to 7,286 |
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| Oct.9 |
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Nasdaq fell to 1,114 |
|
| Jul.24 |
New York |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever |
| 2001 |
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet
| 2000 |
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| Mar.10 |
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Nasdaq reached 5048
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| Jan.14 |
New York |
Dow Jones reached 11,722 |
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| 2005 |
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| Dec.20 |
New York |
Strike shuts down NYC transit system |
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| 2013 |
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| Apr. 30 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
News companies warned by Twitter |
| 2012 |
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| Jun.28 |
New York |
News Corp. agrees to split in two |
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| 2009 |
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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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| 2009 |
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| Jun.1 |
New York |
GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
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| Mar.2 |
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AIG reports record $61.7bn loss |
| 2008 |
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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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| 2013 |
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| Thu. |
San Francisco Bay Area |
NASA buys into 'quantum' computer
|
| Tue. |
Germany |
Google told to tidy up auto-complete |
| 2012 |
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| Dec.5 |
Guatemala |
John McAfee arrested in Guatemala
John McAfee, the founder of anti-virus software maker McAfee, has been arrested in Guatemala, accused of entering the country illegally
|
| Sep.12 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple unveils 4G-enabled iPhone 5 |
|
| Aug.24 |
South Korea |
Samsung to fight court ruling for Apple |
|
| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Samsung told to pay Apple $1bn
A US jury has ruled that Samsung should pay Apple $1.05bn in damages in an intellectual property lawsuit
| 2010 |
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| Mar.22 |
China |
Google stops censoring search in China |
| 2007 |
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| Jan.9 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple's 'magical' iPhone unveiled |
| 2000 |
|
| Nov.15 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
World News Atlas started |
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| May.4 |
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'I love you' virus disrupts computers |
|
| Jan.1 |
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Y2K bug fails to bite A flaw in computer program that caused processing to operate incorrectly on and after January 1, 2000
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|
| 2012 |
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| May.18 |
New York |
Facebook share trading debut 
Founder Mark Zuckerberg opened the day's trading on the Nasdaq. He appeared via video link from a celebration at the social network's headquarters
| Facebook shares ended their first day of trading at $38.23, barely above the company's initial pricing of $38
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| 2013 |
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| May. 1 |
Iowa |
Huge payout for US disabled workers |
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| Feb.4 |
New York |
US 'will sue' Standard & Poor's |
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| Jan.7 |
North Carolina |
US bank to pay $12bn settlement |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.15 |
Washington |
U.S. to sue BP over Gulf of Mexico oil spill |
| 2000 |
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| Apr.4 |
Washington |
Microsoft loses antitrust suit |
|
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| 2013 |
|
| Yesterday |
Florida |
'Sole winner' nets record US jackpot
The largest Powerball lottery jackpot in US history, more than $590m, has been won by a ticket-holder in Florida, local lottery officials sa...
| 2012 |
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| Mar.30 |
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US Mega Millions jackpot tops $640m
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| 2013 |
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| Jan.16 |
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Safety fears hit more Dreamliners |
| 2012 |
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| May.22 |
Florida |
Launch success for SpaceX mission
| 2011 |
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| Oct.26 |
Hong Kong |
Dreamliner completes first flight |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.8 |
Florida |
SpaceX craft finally launches |
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| 2011 |
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| Nov.2 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Oakland protesters shut down port |
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 8 |
Houston |
Enron boss Skilling set to have sentence reduced |
| 2012 |
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| Jul.16 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Yahoo names Google exec as new boss |
| 2011 |
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| Aug.24 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Steve Jobs quits as Apple chief |
| 2010 |
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| Dec.11 |
Manhattan |
Madoff's son found hanged in NY |
| 2009 |
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| Mar.29 |
Detroit |
GM chairman to leave car maker |
| 2000 |
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| Jan.14 |
Seattle |
Microsoft CEO Gates Steps Down |
|
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| 2009 |
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| Feb.18 |
Washington |
Obama's housing plan 'to help 9m' |
| 2008 |
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| Jul.23 |
House of Representatives |
US lawmakers pass housing rescue |
|
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| 2010 |
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| Sep.19 |
Louisiana |
Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says |
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 3 |
Washington |
US job creation strong in April |
|
| Feb.12 |
U.S. Congress |
Obama pledges to reignite economy
|
| Feb.1 |
Washington |
US economy adds 157,000 new jobs |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.15 |
Sweden |
Nobel Prize in economics awarded |
|
| Oct.5 |
Washington |
US jobless rate in unexpected fall |
|
| Sep.7 |
Washington |
US job growth misses expectations |
|
| May.19 |
Washington |
G8 targets 'growth and stability' |
| 2010 |
|
| Aug.27 |
Washington |
US recovery 'slower than expected' |
| 2009 |
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| Oct.29 |
Washington |
US economy is growing once again
|
| Sep.24 |
Pittsburgh |
G-20 to supplant G-8 on world stage
|
| Mar.18 |
Washington |
Fed pumps $1.2tn into US economy |
|
| Jan.28 |
House of Representatives |
US House passes economic package |
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.15 |
Washington |
Summit pledge to 'restore growth'
Global leaders at the G20 financial summit have pledged to work together to restore global growth
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 2 |
Mexico |
Obama agrees trade boost in Mexico |
| 2010 |
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal
|
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| 2013 |
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| May. 3 |
Alabama |
To Kill A Mockingbird author sues |
| 2012 |
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| Oct.30 |
Southern California |
Disney buys firm behind Star Wars |
| 2010 |
|
| Jan.26 |
Southern California |
Avatar is top-grossing film ever Sci-fi spectacular has surpassed Titanic to become the highest grossing movie of all time, figures from distributor 20th Century Fox show
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.5 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies 
| Former chief executive and co-founder of US technology giant Apple Steve Jobs has died, the company says. He was 56. Jobs announced he was suffering from pancreatic cancer in 2004. Jobs introduced the colourful iMac computer, th... | |
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| 2001 |
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
Enron in bankruptcy filing
|
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| 2012 |
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| Nov.2 |
New York |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery
| 2010 |
|
| 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 e...
|
| Jun.16 |
U.S. Congress |
US Congress set to grill BP chief |
|
| Jun.15 |
Washington |
Obama in national address on oil |
|
| Jun.4 |
Louisiana |
BP fits cap but yet to stop leak in Gulf |
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| May.27 |
Louisiana |
Work resumes to plug US oil well |
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| May.12 |
House of Representatives |
Deepwater Horizon preventer 'faulty' |
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| Apr.21 |
Louisiana |
Oil spill after blast on oil rig| A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
| 2008 |
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| Jul.11 |
New York |
Oil price per barrel reached $147.02 OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
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| Jun.18 |
Washington |
Bush calls for offshore drilling
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| Jun.6 |
New York |
Oil price soars as US woes mount |
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| May.22 |
New York |
Oil soars to new record over $135 |
| 2006 |
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| Jul.13 |
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Record oil price of $78.40 per barrel
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| Apr.21 |
New York |
Oil breaks through record $75 |
| 2004 |
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
Oil price rises above $55 a barrel |
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| Sep.27 |
New York |
Oil rises to $50