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2008 worldwide financial crisis.

(Date: 7/12/2010 - 55 days ago) View the latest stories >>

The 2008 worldwide financial crisis happened largely as a result of the United States mortgage crisis. The US government has bailed out some of the largest financial institutions in the US and other governments around the world have also taken similar measures to stem the damage it might cause to their economic stability.

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Financial regulation bill nears finish line with support from Snowe, Brown This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative. (4 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 7/12/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
Two key Republicans said Monday that they plan to support a far-reaching bill to overhaul financial regulations, all but ensuring that the landmark legislation will sail through the Senate in coming ... (1 first ranks, 10%)
Sen. Brown to Support Financial-Overhaul Bill - WSJ.com: What's News US - [direct link]
Snowe to Back Financial Regulation Bill - NYT > NYTimes.com Home - [direct link]
Audit of NYRA shows continuing financial troubles - Wash Post Sports - [direct link]
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
all 10 news articles »

No extension of unemployment benefits in sight for the long-term jobless This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
washingtonpost.com - Politics - 7/12/2010 11:17 PM - [direct link]
TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- Even before his unemployment checks ended, Dwight Michael Frazee's days were filled with the pursuit of any idea that could earn him a buck. But few are working out, and now his ... (1 second ranks, 50%)
No help in sight for jobless - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
all 2 news articles »
 
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Governor's race: Finance laws allow silence This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
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- date added: 7/12/2010 8:17 PM - 54 days ago - Evening - 1 rank
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It's easy to keep personal finances secret in Minnesota. Candidates can take advantage of one of the nation's weakest financial disclosure laws.

Dealbook: Paulson Likes What He Sees in Overhaul This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/12/2010 6:18 PM - 54 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 6:32 PM - 54 days ago - Evening - 20 rank
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Henry Paulson, the former Treasury secretary, wishes he’d had the tools in the financial reform bill when the 2008 financial crisis began.

Seoul Calls on IMF to Tackle Volatility This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/12/2010 6:35 PM - 54 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 3:47 PM - 54 days ago - Afternoon - 14 rank
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The International Monetary Fund should come up with a detailed and realistic plan for tackling the volatility that can arise from rapid international capital flows, thereby ensuring global financial ...

Americans’ credit scores sink to new lows This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/12/2010 8:42 AM - 55 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 9:17 AM - 55 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
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The credit scores of millions more Americans are sinking to new lows, according to new figures provided by FICO Inc. Credit score - FICO - Business - Mortgage - Financial Services
     
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Derek Fisher remains a Laker . . . for life, it would appear This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: who turns 36 next month agrees to, It took 12 days and some)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/12/2010 6:56 PM - 54 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 7:32 PM - 54 days ago - Evening - 7 rank
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The 14-year NBA veteran, who turns 36 next month, agrees to a three-year contract, believed to be worth $10.5 million, to stay with the team he has helped to win five championships. He will be the ...

Tech Sector Defies Gravity This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: proof is expected with this, expected with this week financial results)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/12/2010 9:25 PM - 54 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 6:32 PM - 54 days ago - Evening - 4 rank
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The technology industry is riding a recovery that underscores the evolution of the Internet. More proof is expected with this week's financial results from giants including Intel, Google and Apple.

F.D.I.C. Gains Power to Investigate Banks


 (future word: were limited after it was, by banks before they failed)      
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/12/2010 2:21 PM - 54 days ago - date added: 7/12/2010 3:02 PM - 54 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
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The agency said its powers were limited after it was criticized for failing to identify high-risk practices by banks before they failed during the financial crisis.

Second GOP senator will vote for Wall St. overhaul This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Second GOP senator, to passage Monday announcing that after some misgivings)      
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/12/2010 1:32 PM - 54 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
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Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts helped move sweeping financial legislation closer to passage Monday, announcing that after some misgivings he will support the regulatory overhaul.

Man charged in Conn. bank robbery This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: bank robbery last week has turned)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/12/2010 9:02 AM - 55 days ago - Morning - 9 rank
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Police say a Connecticut man accused of threatening to detonate a bomb during a bank robbery last week has turned himself in. Bank robbery - Business - Financial Services - ...


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SEC Gears Up for Financial Overhaul  (2 future stories)     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/11/2010 7:33 PM - [direct link]
Even before Congress's financial overhaul bill becomes law, the SEC is on a tight deadline to write more than 90 new rules and complete nearly 20 studies. (1 first ranks, 33%)
Financial world readies for reform bill passage - msnbc.com: Business - [direct link]
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Kevin Spacey Film Explores Humanity on Wall St. This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/11/2010 8:46 PM - 55 days ago - date added: 7/11/2010 9:33 PM - 55 days ago - Evening - 15 rank
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Actors in “Margin Call,” a film about bankers dealing with the financial crisis, described how they researched their roles.

Timing Unclear for Senate Vote on Finance Overhaul This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: Democrats see final passage of)      
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/11/2010 5:46 PM - 55 days ago - date added: 7/11/2010 6:17 PM - 55 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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Senate Democrats see final passage of a financial overhaul bill as a question of when, not if. Yet, there still seem to be a lot of questions about when.

Japan's ruling party hammered in elections, handicapping its ability to revive economy This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/11/2010 12:03 PM - 56 days ago - Afternoon - 7 rank
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Japanese voters handed a stinging electoral defeat to the ruling party Sunday, exit polls showed, rejecting a proposal to increase taxes and handicapping a fledgling government struggling to keep the ...

'This debt is like a cancer' This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/11/2010 12:00 AM - 56 days ago - date added: 7/11/2010 10:03 AM - 56 days ago - Morning - 2 rank
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Debt panel chiefs say without action budgetary trends "will destroy the country from within." Financial Services - Business - Financial Planning - Debt Consolidation - Debt settlement

MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines

Spill another turbulent chapter for Vietnamese


 (future word: boat the Morning Star as, spill occasionally coming to his)      
MSNBC.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
- date posted: 7/11/2010 12:39 AM - 56 days ago - date added: 7/11/2010 1:02 AM - 56 days ago - Night - 4 rank
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The oil spill that has forced Gulf fisherman from boats is especially cruel to the Vietnamese community wrestling with cultural and language barriers as they face financial disaster. Oil ...


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7/11/2010
Tom Huynh looks out the front windows of his boat, the Morning Star, as it sits docked at Dulac, La. The Vietnamese longline fisherman has been idle since the oil spill, occasionally coming to his boat to run the engine and check the lines.
Spill another turbulent chapter for Vietnamese
 
 
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2008 worldwide financial crisis.
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Common words: financial, brown, Bill, nears, vote, reform, regulation, finish, overhaul, Snowe, support, Financial-Overhaul, Sen, Scott, says, regulations, jobless, sight, extension, long-term
Region: Worldwide
Category: Economy
Date added: 12/8/2008
Updates: 11 (3,432)
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