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| Jan.22 |
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Heath Ledger found dead
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| Feb.3 |
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Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots
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| Feb.5 |
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McCain surges ahead in primaries
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| Mar.12 |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns
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| Apr.20 |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| May.22 |
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Oil soars to new record over $135
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| Jun.6 |
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Oil price soars as US woes mount
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| Jun.30 |
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Oil price surges above $143 a barrel
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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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| Sep.8 |
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Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open
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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 t... | |
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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.17 |
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Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling
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| Sep.21 |
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US banks make shock status switch
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| Sep.29 |
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Dow closed down 777 points
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| Oct.2 |
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Bailout vote fails to lift markets
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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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| Oct.9 |
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Wall St. falls after early gains
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| Nov.17 |
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Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
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| Nov.19 |
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US shares plunge to five-year low
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| Nov.20 |
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Recession fears hit stock markets
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| Nov.23 |
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Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline
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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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| Jan.11 |
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Jones is sentenced to six months |
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| Jan.13 |
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Giants beat Cowboys, 21-17 |
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| Jan.15 |
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Citigroup's $9.8bn sub-prime loss |
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| Jan.20 |
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New York edged Green Bay 23-20 in OT
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| Jan.22 |
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Market panic as world stocks slump
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Heath Ledger found dead Hollywood actor was found unconscious at the apartment at a residence in Manhattan
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| Feb.3 |
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Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered the New England Patriots' unbeaten season 17-14
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| Feb.5 |
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McCain surges ahead in primaries John McCain has forged ahead in his bid to win the Republican nomination, winning some major primaries
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| Feb.6 |
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Actor Ledger 'died of overdose'
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| Feb.23 |
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W. Klitschko wins unification bout
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| Mar.6 |
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Bicyclist sought in Times Square bombing |
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| Mar.10 |
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Scandal-hit governor 'sorry'
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| Mar.11 |
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Deadline to quit for Governor Spitzer |
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| Mar.12 |
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Scandal-hit governor resigns Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work
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| Mar.13 |
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Gold hits $1,000 for first time
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| Mar.14 |
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Bear Stearns gets emergency funds
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| Mar.15 |
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Deadly crane collapse |
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| Mar.16 |
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JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns
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| Mar.17 |
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Markets slump on banking worries
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| Mar.23 |
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Sarkozy's ex-wife prepares to wed |
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| Apr.7 |
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NY blocks mayor's congestion plan |
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| Apr.18 |
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Pope promotes friendship at synagogue
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Tower plans found in rubbish |
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Crude hits record $117 per barrel
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| Apr.19 |
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Pope tells of youth under Nazis |
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| Apr.20 |
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit
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| Apr.25 |
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Police acquitted over shooting |
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| May.13 |
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Freud work sets new world record |
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| May.22 |
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Oil soars to new record over $135 The price of oil is more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by fallen US supplies of crude
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| May.30 |
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Chaos as crane collapses |
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| Jun.1 |
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Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man
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| Jun.6 |
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Oil prices soar above $134 a barrel |
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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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| Jun.10 |
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US net firms to block child porn |
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| Jun.16 |
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Oil at record near $140 a barrel |
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| Jun.30 |
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Oil price surges above $143 a barrel Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $3.31 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, by midday in Europe
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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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| Jul.17 |
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James Brown's 'relics' auctioned |
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| Aug.6 |
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Packers to send Favre to New York |
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| Aug.21 |
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Oil price jumps above $121 a barrel |
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| Aug.28 |
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#1 Ivanovic stunned by Coin at U.S. Open |
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| Aug.30 |
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Top seed Nadal overpowers Troicki |
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| Sep.3 |
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Safina powers through to U.S. Open semis |
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| Sep.5 |
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Djokovic exacts revenge on Roddick |
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Serena, Jankovic advance to final
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| Sep.6 |
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Federer sweeps past lackluster Djokovic
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| Sep.7 |
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Murray stuns No. 1 Nadal
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Serena Williams wins U.S. Open
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| Sep.8 |
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Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title
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| Sep.11 |
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US marks seventh 9/11 anniversary
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| Sep.14 |
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Barclays quits Lehman sale talks
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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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| 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. UK's FTSE 100 shedding 3.2%. Central banks around the globe have pumped funds into the markets, including $5... | |
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| Sep.17 |
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Investors edgy as US stocks fall
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Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling US stocks have plunged to a 3-year low amid continuing financial volatility and despite the bailout of the insurance giant AIG
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| Sep.21 |
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US banks make shock status switch Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are to become bank holding companies, allowing them to take deposits from investors
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Yankee Stadium hosts final game |
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| Sep.22 |
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Morgan Stanley sells stake to Mitsubishi |
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| Sep.24 |
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Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
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| Sep.29 |
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Dow closed down 777 points The stock market immediately dipped after it became apparent that the $700 billion bailout package would fail
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| Sep.30 |
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U.S. stocks rebound after bailout failure |
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| Oct.2 |
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Bailout vote fails to lift markets The Dow Jones had slipped 1.74 percent by 10 a.m. while the Nasdaq was 1.97 percent under its opening price
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| Oct.3 |
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Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote
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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. World stock markets have plunged after government bank bail-o... | |
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Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan
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| Oct.9 |
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Wall St. falls after early gains Trading began optimistically after earlier gains in Europe before slipping back into the red amid continuing economic turmoil.
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| Oct.10 |
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Dow bounces after opening plunge |
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| Oct.13 |
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Dow increases by 935 points or 11.1%
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| Oct.23 |
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Term limit extended to 3 4-year terms |
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| Nov.13 |
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Bush defends free-market system
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| Nov.17 |
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Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff
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| Nov.19 |
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US shares plunge to five-year low Wall Street plunged more than 5% to its lowest level in over five years on rising economic worries
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| Nov.20 |
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Recession fears hit stock markets 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.21 |
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Uncertainty sends Citigroup lower |
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US shares up on 'Treasury choice' |
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Gadhafi's son praises Libya-U.S. relations
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| Nov.23 |
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Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline The government outlined a massive rescue package that would inject another $20 billion into the banking giant, shares of which have plunged
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| Dec.6 |
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Von Bulow dies after 28-year coma |
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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 Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.17 |
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Madoff under curfew on $10m bail
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| Dec.22 |
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Sopranos actor cleared of murder |
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| Dec.23 |
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Madoff investor commits suicide |
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| Dec.24 |
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Bush revokes developer's pardon
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| 2008 |
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| Mar.15 |
Deadly crane collapse |
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| May.30 |
Chaos as crane collapses |
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| Dec.23 |
Madoff investor commits suicide |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.15 |
Citigroup's $9.8bn sub-prime loss |
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| Jan.22 |
Market panic as world stocks slump
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| Jan.22 |
Heath Ledger found dead Hollywood actor was found unconscious at the apartment at a residence in Manhattan
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| Feb.6 |
Actor Ledger 'died of overdose'
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| Mar.13 |
Gold hits $1,000 for first time
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| Mar.14 |
Bear Stearns gets emergency funds
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| Mar.16 |
JPMorgan to acquire Bear Stearns
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| Mar.17 |
Markets slump on banking worries
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| Apr.18 |
Tower plans found in rubbish |
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| Apr.18 |
Crude hits record $117 per barrel
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| May.13 |
Freud work sets new world record |
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| May.22 |
Oil soars to new record over $135 The price of oil is more than twice what it cost a year ago. The latest surge was driven by fallen US supplies of crude
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| Jun.6 |
Oil prices soar above $134 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
|
| Jun.16 |
Oil at record near $140 a barrel |
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| Jun.30 |
Oil price surges above $143 a barrel Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose $3.31 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, by midday in Europe
|
| Jul.11 |
Oil price per barrel reached $147.02| OPEC's president predicted prices may reach $170 by the Northern summer | |
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| Jul.17 |
James Brown's 'relics' auctioned |
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| Aug.21 |
Oil price jumps above $121 a barrel |
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| Sep.14 |
Barclays quits Lehman sale talks
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| 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
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| 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. UK's FTSE 100 shedding 3.2%. Central banks around the globe have pumped funds into the markets, including $5... | |
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| Sep.17 |
Investors edgy as US stocks fall
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| Sep.17 |
Turmoil sends US stocks tumbling US stocks have plunged to a 3-year low amid continuing financial volatility and despite the bailout of the insurance giant AIG
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| Sep.21 |
US banks make shock status switch Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are to become bank holding companies, allowing them to take deposits from investors
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| Sep.22 |
Morgan Stanley sells stake to Mitsubishi |
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| Sep.29 |
Dow closed down 777 points The stock market immediately dipped after it became apparent that the $700 billion bailout package would fail
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| Sep.30 |
U.S. stocks rebound after bailout failure |
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| Oct.2 |
Bailout vote fails to lift markets The Dow Jones had slipped 1.74 percent by 10 a.m. while the Nasdaq was 1.97 percent under its opening price
|
| Oct.3 |
Stocks slide ahead of crucial bailout vote
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| 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. World stock markets have plunged after government bank bail-o... | |
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| Oct.7 |
Wall Street flat as Fed unveils new plan
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| Oct.9 |
Wall St. falls after early gains Trading began optimistically after earlier gains in Europe before slipping back into the red amid continuing economic turmoil.
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| Oct.10 |
Dow bounces after opening plunge |
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| Oct.13 |
Dow increases by 935 points or 11.1%
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| Nov.13 |
Bush defends free-market system
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| Nov.17 |
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000 The bank has announced plans for new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year It's about 20% of its staff
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| Nov.19 |
US shares plunge to five-year low Wall Street plunged more than 5% to its lowest level in over five years on rising economic worries
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| Nov.20 |
Recession fears hit stock markets 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.21 |
Uncertainty sends Citigroup lower |
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| Nov.21 |
US shares up on 'Treasury choice' |
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| Nov.23 |
Citigroup secures U.S. government lifeline The government outlined a massive rescue package that would inject another $20 billion into the banking giant, shares of which have plunged
|
| 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 Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.17 |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail
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| Dec.22 |
Sopranos actor cleared of murder |
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| Dec.23 |
Madoff investor commits suicide |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.11 |
Jones is sentenced to six months |
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| Jan.13 |
Giants beat Cowboys, 21-17 |
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| Jan.20 |
New York edged Green Bay 23-20 in OT
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| Feb.3 |
Giants win Super Bowl over Patriots In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered the New England Patriots' unbeaten season 17-14
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| Feb.23 |
W. Klitschko wins unification bout
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| Jun.1 |
Jamaica's Bolt is world's fastest man
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| Aug.6 |
Packers to send Favre to New York |
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| Aug.28 |
#1 Ivanovic stunned by Coin at U.S. Open |
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| Aug.30 |
Top seed Nadal overpowers Troicki |
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| Sep.3 |
Safina powers through to U.S. Open semis |
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| Sep.5 |
Djokovic exacts revenge on Roddick |
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| Sep.5 |
Serena, Jankovic advance to final
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| Sep.6 |
Federer sweeps past lackluster Djokovic
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| Sep.7 |
Murray stuns No. 1 Nadal
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| Sep.7 |
Serena Williams wins U.S. Open
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| Sep.8 |
Federer beats Murray for 5th U.S. Open Roger Federer easily beat Andy Murray 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 to win his fifth consecutive U.S. Open and 13th Grand Slam title
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| Sep.21 |
Yankee Stadium hosts final game |
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.11 |
Jones is sentenced to six months |
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| Mar.6 |
Bicyclist sought in Times Square bombing |
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| Mar.10 |
Scandal-hit governor 'sorry'
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| Apr.25 |
Police acquitted over shooting |
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| Jun.10 |
US net firms to block child porn |
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| 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 Madoff. Madoff ran a fund that paid annual interest of about 10% but prosecutors say it was, in effect, similar to a pyrami... | |
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| Dec.17 |
Madoff under curfew on $10m bail
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| Dec.22 |
Sopranos actor cleared of murder |
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| Dec.23 |
Madoff investor commits suicide |
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| Dec.24 |
Bush revokes developer's pardon
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|
| 2008 |
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| Feb.5 |
McCain surges ahead in primaries John McCain has forged ahead in his bid to win the Republican nomination, winning some major primaries
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| Mar.10 |
Scandal-hit governor 'sorry'
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| Mar.11 |
Deadline to quit for Governor Spitzer |
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| Mar.12 |
Scandal-hit governor resigns Eliot Spitzer has resigned, after being linked to a prostitution ring. Flanked by his wife, he told he could not allow 'private failings' to disrupt public work
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| Mar.23 |
Sarkozy's ex-wife prepares to wed |
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| Apr.7 |
NY blocks mayor's congestion plan |
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| Apr.18 |
Pope promotes friendship at synagogue
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| Apr.19 |
Pope tells of youth under Nazis |
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| Apr.20 |
Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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| Apr.20 |
Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit
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| Sep.11 |
US marks seventh 9/11 anniversary
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| Sep.24 |
Zardari tells Palin she's 'gorgeous' |
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| Oct.23 |
Term limit extended to 3 4-year terms |
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| Nov.21 |
Gadhafi's son praises Libya-U.S. relations
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| Dec.6 |
Von Bulow dies after 28-year coma |
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| Dec.24 |
Bush revokes developer's pardon
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