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| Feb.8 |
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Dow drops by more than 1,000 points twice in week
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| May.21 |
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Ringling Brothers circus stages last show in New York |
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| Feb.27 |
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Dow Jones stock index hits best winning streak in 30 years |
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| Jan.25 |
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Dow Jones finishes above 20,000 
Manhattan: Wall Street stock markets hit a fresh record, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending above 20,000 points for the first time
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| Feb.29 |
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Apple backed by judge in new iPhone access fight |
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| Jan.18 |
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Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey, 67, dies |
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| Jan.7 |
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Wall Street sinks as China turmoil hits global shares Manhattan: Wall Street shares closed sharply down after the suspension of trading on Chinese markets for the second time this week spread alarm among i...
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| Nov.23 |
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Pfizer, Allergan’s $160 billion deal |
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| Nov.20 |
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Chipotle shares hit as E. coli scare widens |
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| Aug.24 |
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After historic 1,000-point plunge, Dow dives 588 points at close. Manhattan
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| Aug.21 |
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Dow plunges 530 points on Friday. Manhattan
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| Jul.27 |
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LaGuardia Airport in New York set for sweeping overhaul |
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| Jun.16 |
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James Murdoch to become Fox chief executive on 1 July |
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| May.26 |
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Charter Communications to merge with Time Warner Cable |
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| Sep.4 |
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Comedian Joan Rivers dies aged 81 |
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| Jul.30 |
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Argentine debt talks end in failure |
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| Jul.3 |
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Dow Jones hits 17,000 for first time |
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| Feb.13 |
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Comcast buys Time Warner Cable |
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| Jan.3 |
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Travel chaos in east US snow storm
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| Nov.19 |
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JP Morgan in record $13bn settlement. Manhattan
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| Nov.12 |
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Bacon painting fetches record price |
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| Apr.2 |
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Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs |
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| Mar.5 |
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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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| Feb.4 |
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US 'will sue' Standard & Poor's
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| Dec.5 |
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Citigroup in 11,000 staff cull |
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| Nov.5 |
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NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing |
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| Nov.4 |
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NY alert over post-storm housing |
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| Nov.2 |
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Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery
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| Oct.31 |
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Eastern US gets back on its feet |
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| Jun.28 |
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News Corp. agrees to split in two
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| Jun.11 |
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Markets welcome Spain bank deal |
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| May.18 |
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Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster |
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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
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| May.2 |
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News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
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| Apr.16 |
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American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief
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| Jan.13 |
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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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| Oct.10 |
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US shares rise on euro bank pledge |
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Two awarded Nobel economics prize |
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| Sep.29 |
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China stocks dive amid US fraud fears |
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| Aug.11 |
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Dow rises 400 points on volatile day
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| Aug.8 |
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Global stock declined after US downgrade All three major U.S. stock indexes declined between 5-7% in one day
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| May.18 |
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IMF chief resigns over sex charge |
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| Dec.27 |
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US airports reopen after blizzard |
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| Dec.11 |
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Madoff's son found hanged in NY. Manhattan
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| Apr.24 |
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Goldman executives in crash profit boasts |
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| Apr.22 |
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Obama pushes case for bank reform bill |
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| Apr.16 |
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Goldman Sachs accused of fraud |
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| Dec.1 |
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General Motors chief Henderson resigns |
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| Nov.1 |
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CIT Group files for US bankruptcy |
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| Oct.15 |
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US banks' profits beat forecasts |
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| Aug.21 |
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Markets rise on US recovery hopes |
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| Jul.14 |
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Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit |
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| Jun.29 |
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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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| Jun.4 |
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Fraud charge for Countrywide boss |
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| Jun.1 |
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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
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
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| Mar.26 |
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US plans to rein in Wall Street |
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| Mar.23 |
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Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses' |
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| Mar.12 |
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Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme |
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| Mar.10 |
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Banking stocks lead markets surge |
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| Feb.23 |
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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.16 |
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Citigroup to split as losses grow |
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| Dec.17 |
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Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
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| Dec.13 |
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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.23 |
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Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline |
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| Nov.20 |
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Recession fears hit stock markets 
Global: World shares have fallen amid concerns that the economy will enter a protracted downturn. The Dow Jones fell 2.3% in early trade
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| Nov.19 |
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US shares plunge to five-year low |
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| Nov.17 |
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Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
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| Nov.13 |
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Bush defends free-market system |
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| Oct.9 |
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Wall St. falls after early gains |
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| Oct.7 |
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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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Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan |
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| Oct.3 |
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Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote |
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| Oct.2 |
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Bailout vote fails to lift markets |
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| Sep.29 |
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Dow closed down 777 points
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| Sep.21 |
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US banks make shock status switch
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| Sep.17 |
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Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling
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Investors edgy as US stocks fall |
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| Sep.16 |
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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 |
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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
| The move dealed a further blow to the global financial system. It was a primary dealer in the U.S. Treasury securities market. The filing marked the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history
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Barclays quits Lehman sale talks |
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| Jul.11 |
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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.30 |
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Oil price surges above $143 a barrel |
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| Jun.6 |
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Oil price soars as US woes mount The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, gaining more than $10 - its biggest-ever one-day rise
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| May.22 |
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Oil soars to new record over $135
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| Mar.17 |
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Markets slump on banking worries |
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| Mar.16 |
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JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns |
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| Mar.13 |
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Gold hits $1,000 for first time |
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| Jan.22 |
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Market panic as world stocks slump |
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| Aug.9 |
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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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| Jul.31 |
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Murdoch wins Dow Jones battle |
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| Feb.27 |
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Dow Jones loses 416
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| Oct.3 |
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Dow hits record |
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| Apr.21 |
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Oil breaks through record $75
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| Dec.22 |
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Transport workers end strike |
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| Dec.20 |
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Strike shuts down NYC transit system
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| Oct.22 |
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Oil price rises above $55 a barrel
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| Sep.27 |
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Oil rises to $50 Rising tension in Nigeria has pushed U.S. crude oil futures to the psychological level
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| Aug.20 |
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Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark
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| Mar.5 |
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Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty
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| Dec.11 |
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Dow Jones ends above 10,000 |
|
| Sep.17 |
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$140m NYSE chief Grasso resigns |
|
| Jan.29 |
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AOL TW Posts Loss of Nearly $100 Billion
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| Dec.31 |
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3rd consecutive year of stock losses |
|
| Dec.9 |
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United flies into bankruptcy |
|
| Oct.9 |
|
Dow fell to 7,286
|
| Aug.30 |
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Baseball strike averted |
|
| Jul.24 |
|
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever
|
| Jul.21 |
|
WorldCom files largest bankruptcy ever |
|
| Jul.19 |
|
Dow down 4.6% to 8,019
|
| Jul.10 |
|
Dow plunges below 9,000 |
|
| Jun.25 |
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WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
|
|
| Sep.17 |
|
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
|
| Sep.12 |
|
Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
|
| Apr.18 |
|
Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
|
|
| Dec.20 |
|
Nasdaq: 20 months low |
|
| Jan.14 |
|
Dow Jones reached 11,722 3.9 times higher than the high of 2,999.75 reached in 1990
before year 2000
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|
| Oct. 10, 1987 |
|
Black Monday (1987) Map of Manhattan| Manhattan: Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong | |
|
| Oct. 23, 1929 |
|
American stock market crashed Map of Manhattan| Manhattan: The most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression | |
|
| Jul. 9, 1839 |
|
John D. Rockefeller born Map of Richford New York USA| Upstate New York: John Davison Rockefeller Sr was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company | |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Jul.30 |
Argentine debt talks end in failure |
| 2013 |
|
| Nov.19 |
JP Morgan in record $13bn settlement. Manhattan
| 2012 |
|
| Dec.5 |
Citigroup in 11,000 staff cull |
|
| Apr.16 |
American Jim Yong Kim named World Bank chief
|
| Jan.13 |
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
| 2011 |
|
| May.18 |
IMF chief resigns over sex charge |
| 2010 |
|
| Apr.22 |
Obama pushes case for bank reform bill |
|
| Apr.16 |
Goldman Sachs accused of fraud |
| 2009 |
|
| Oct.15 |
US banks' profits beat forecasts |
|
| Jul.14 |
Goldman Sachs sees bumper profit |
|
| Jun.29 |
Fraudster Madoff gets 150 years Bernard Madoff has been given the maximum prison sentence for masterminding a massive fraud that robbed investors of $65bn
|
| Mar.26 |
US plans to rein in Wall Street |
|
| Mar.12 |
Madoff admits $50bn fraud scheme |
|
| Jan.16 |
Citigroup to split as losses grow |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.13 |
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 ...
|
| Nov.23 |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline |
|
| Sep.21 |
US banks make shock status switch
|
| Sep.14 |
Barclays quits Lehman sale talks |
| 2002 |
|
| Jun.25 |
WorldCom in accounting trouble, cut jobs
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.12 |
Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Nov.20 |
Chipotle shares hit as E. coli scare widens |
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Nov.23 |
Pfizer, Allergan’s $160 billion deal |
|
| May.26 |
Charter Communications to merge with Time Warner Cable |
| 2014 |
|
| Feb.13 |
Comcast buys Time Warner Cable |
| 2008 |
|
| Mar.16 |
JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| Feb.27 |
Dow Jones stock index hits best winning streak in 30 years |
|
| Jan.25 |
Dow Jones finishes above 20,000 Manhattan: Wall Street stock markets hit a fresh record, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ending above 20,000 points for the first time
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.7 |
Wall Street sinks as China turmoil hits global shares Manhattan: Wall Street shares closed sharply down after the suspension of trading on Chinese markets for the second time this week spread alarm among i...
| 2015 |
|
| Aug.24 |
After historic 1,000-point plunge, Dow dives 588 points at close. Manhattan
|
| Aug.21 |
Dow plunges 530 points on Friday. Manhattan
| 2014 |
|
| Jul.3 |
Dow Jones hits 17,000 for first time |
| 2013 |
|
| Apr.2 |
Dow Jones and S&P climb to new highs |
|
| Mar.5 |
World stock markets hit new highs |
|
| Mar.5 |
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
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.11 |
Markets welcome Spain bank deal |
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.10 |
US shares rise on euro bank pledge |
|
| Sep.29 |
China stocks dive amid US fraud fears |
|
| Aug.11 |
Dow rises 400 points on volatile day
|
| Aug.8 |
Global stock declined after US downgrade All three major U.S. stock indexes declined between 5-7% in one day
| 2009 |
|
| Aug.21 |
Markets rise on US recovery hopes |
|
| Mar.10 |
Banking stocks lead markets surge |
|
| Feb.23 |
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
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.20 |
Recession fears hit stock markets Global: World shares have fallen amid concerns that the economy will enter a protracted downturn. The Dow Jones fell 2.3% in early trade
|
| Nov.19 |
US shares plunge to five-year low |
|
| Oct.9 |
Wall St. falls after early gains |
|
| Oct.7 |
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
|
| Oct.7 |
Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan |
|
| Oct.3 |
Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote |
|
| Oct.2 |
Bailout vote fails to lift markets |
|
| Sep.29 |
Dow closed down 777 points
|
| Sep.17 |
Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling
|
| Sep.17 |
Investors edgy as US stocks fall |
|
| Sep.16 |
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
|
| Mar.17 |
Markets slump on banking worries |
|
| Mar.13 |
Gold hits $1,000 for first time |
|
| Jan.22 |
Market panic as world stocks slump |
| 2007 |
|
| Aug.9 |
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
|
| Feb.27 |
Dow Jones loses 416
| 2006 |
|
| Oct.3 |
Dow hits record |
| 2004 |
|
| Mar.5 |
Jury finds Martha Stewart guilty
| 2003 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Dow Jones ends above 10,000 |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.31 |
3rd consecutive year of stock losses |
|
| Oct.9 |
Dow fell to 7,286
|
| Jul.24 |
Dow saw its second-biggest gain ever
|
| Jul.19 |
Dow down 4.6% to 8,019
|
| Jul.10 |
Dow plunges below 9,000 |
| 2001 |
|
| Sep.17 |
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
|
| Apr.18 |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
| 2000 |
|
| Dec.20 |
Nasdaq: 20 months low |
|
| Jan.14 |
Dow Jones reached 11,722 3.9 times higher than the high of 2,999.75 reached in 1990
| 1987 |
|
| Oct. 10, 1987 |
Black Monday (1987) Map of Manhattan| Manhattan: Stock markets around the world crashed, shedding a huge value in a very short time. The crash began in Hong Kong | |
| 1929 |
|
| Oct. 23, 1929 |
American stock market crashed Map of Manhattan| Manhattan: The most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States signaled the beginning of the 10-year Great Depression | |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
| Dec.22 |
Transport workers end strike |
|
| Dec.20 |
Strike shuts down NYC transit system
| 2002 |
|
| Aug.30 |
Baseball strike averted |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Jun.28 |
News Corp. agrees to split in two
|
| May.2 |
News Corp. board backs Murdoch |
| 2007 |
|
| Jul.31 |
Murdoch wins Dow Jones battle |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.17 |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
|
|
| 2009 |
|
| Nov.1 |
CIT Group files for US bankruptcy |
|
| Jun.1 |
GM enters bankruptcy protection Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history
| General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales in recent years. US government expected to take a 60% stake in the company
|
| |
| 2008 |
|
| Sep.14 |
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 the U.S. Treasury securities market. The filing marked the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history
|
| |
| 2002 |
|
| Dec.9 |
United flies into bankruptcy |
|
| Jul.21 |
WorldCom files largest bankruptcy ever |
|
|
| 2016 |
|
| Feb.29 |
Apple backed by judge in new iPhone access fight |
| 2003 |
|
| Jan.29 |
AOL TW Posts Loss of Nearly $100 Billion
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| May.18 |
Facebook in stock debut rollercoaster |
|
| May.18 |
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
|
|
| 2013 |
|
| Feb.4 |
US 'will sue' Standard & Poor's
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jul.27 |
LaGuardia Airport in New York set for sweeping overhaul |
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.27 |
US airports reopen after blizzard |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.5 |
NY inquiry into Sandy overpricing |
|
|
| 2014 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Travel chaos in east US snow storm
|
|
| 2015 |
|
| Jun.16 |
James Murdoch to become Fox chief executive on 1 July |
| 2010 |
|
| Dec.11 |
Madoff's son found hanged in NY. Manhattan
|
| Apr.24 |
Goldman executives in crash profit boasts |
| 2009 |
|
| Dec.1 |
General Motors chief Henderson resigns |
|
| Jun.4 |
Fraud charge for Countrywide boss |
|
| Mar.23 |
Top AIG bosses 'to repay bonuses' |
| 2008 |
|
| Dec.17 |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail |
| 2003 |
|
| Sep.17 |
$140m NYSE chief Grasso resigns |
| 1839 |
|
| Jul. 9, 1839 |
John D. Rockefeller born Map of Richford New York USA| Upstate New York: John Davison Rockefeller Sr was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He was a co-founder of the Standard Oil Company | |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.4 |
NY alert over post-storm housing |
|
|
| 2018 |
|
| Feb.8 |
Dow drops by more than 1,000 points twice in week
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Oct.31 |
Eastern US gets back on its feet |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
| Oct.10 |
Two awarded Nobel economics prize |
| 2008 |
|
| Nov.13 |
Bush defends free-market system |
|
|
| 2017 |
|
| May.21 |
Ringling Brothers circus stages last show in New York |
| 2016 |
|
| Jan.18 |
Eagles guitarist Glenn Frey, 67, dies |
| 2014 |
|
| Sep.4 |
Comedian Joan Rivers dies aged 81 |
| 2013 |
|
| Nov.12 |
Bacon painting fetches record price |
|
|
| 2012 |
|
| Nov.2 |
Fuel shortage hits Sandy recovery
| 2008 |
|
| Jul.11 |
Oil price per barrel reached $147.02 OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer
|
| Jun.30 |
Oil price surges above $143 a barrel |
|
| Jun.6 |
Oil price soars as US woes mount The price of oil has made a record jump to nearly $139 a barrel, gaining more than $10 - its biggest-ever one-day rise
|
| May.22 |
Oil soars to new record over $135
| 2006 |
|
| Apr.21 |
Oil breaks through record $75
| 2004 |
|
| Oct.22 |
Oil price rises above $55 a barrel
|
| Sep.27 |
Oil rises to $50 Rising tension in Nigeria has pushed U.S. crude oil futures to the psychological level
|
| Aug.20 |
Oil nears key $50-a-barrel mark
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