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2008 worldwide financial crisis.

(Date: 7/19/2010 - 52 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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Small Banks Avoid Overhaul's Sting This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.     
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/19/2010 8:02 PM
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Small banks' lobbyists are pleased their clients sidestepped more-onerous regulation, or at least blunt the impact of potential changes in the financial regulation bill, from new rules on capital to ...
Greece says banks will pass stress tests - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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Zelizer: Why Obama has sunk in polls This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
CNN.com
- date posted: 7/19/2010 2:14 PM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 2:02 PM - 51 days ago - Afternoon - 10 rank
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President Obama's supporters have been frustrated about the apparent paradox of this administration. With the recent passage of historic financial regulation legislation, many Democrats are having ...

SEC may add 800 positions to carry out reform

     
msnbc.com: Business
- date posted: 7/19/2010 11:07 AM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 11:17 AM - 51 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
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The top U.S. securities regulator will need to add about 800 new positions to carry out its part of the massive financial reform legislation, the head of the agency said in testimony to be delivered ...

Ex-judge takes mayoral duty in struggling RI city This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/19/2010 10:32 AM - 51 days ago - Morning - 5 rank
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A retired judge who was given financial oversight of Central Falls has now taken over duties as mayor. Central Falls Rhode Island - Central Falls - United States - London - ...

Another View: Why No Restrictions on Leverage? This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/19/2010 7:25 AM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 9:48 AM - 51 days ago - Morning - 20 rank
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Ron Resnick, a co-founder of CounselWorks, argues that the financial regulatory overhaul fails to deal with a basic cause of the financial crisis: the enormous and risky overuse of leverage.

A New World Begins for Wall Street Oversight This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/19/2010 9:00 AM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 9:48 AM - 51 days ago - Morning - 18 rank
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White Collar Watch examines how the financial regulatory overhaul will expand the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the chief market ...

Investors Back New China Business News Outlets This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
NYT > Business
- date posted: 7/19/2010 6:11 AM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 6:47 AM - 51 days ago - Morning - 6 rank
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Cai Business Indepth is aiming to become a major provider of reliable financial news and analysis about China, in English.

Rescued From Blight, Losing Their Grip This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
NYT > NYTimes.com Home
- date posted: 7/18/2010 11:10 PM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 4:17 AM - 52 days ago - Night - 9 rank
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Hundreds of once-decrepit buildings relinquished by New York City are falling back into severe financial trouble.

Towns turn to school mergers

     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/19/2010 3:02 AM - 52 days ago - Night - 23 rank
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Under growing pressure from state officials, small public school systems across Massachusetts are discussing potential mergers, defying the state’s staunch tradition of local schools and ...
     
Future/spin-off stories

Studies show promise in curbing AIDS in Africa


 (future word: For the first time in the)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/19/2010 5:08 PM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 6:17 PM - 51 days ago - Evening - 3 rank
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In one finding, the use of a microbicide is shown to reduce chances of HIV transmission in women by more than half. Another indicates that financial incentives can delay girls' sexual activity. ...

Democrats Mull Consumer Post Prospect This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: the nation first consumer financial)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/19/2010 7:31 PM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 5:17 PM - 51 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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Democrats are tying themselves in knots over whether Obama should pick Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren to be the nation's first consumer financial regulator, an indication of the intense ...

David Lazarus: Spurned Chase cardholder deserves credit This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: sued Chase after the bank, $4000 He may win a, couple of years as banks)      
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/20/2010 12:00 AM - 51 days ago - date added: 7/19/2010 4:02 PM - 51 days ago - Afternoon - 4 rank
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Matthew Pinnavaia sued Chase after the bank closed his two business accounts and four personal accounts even though the balance on each card was no more than $4,000. He may win a $2-million ...

Man wearing surgical mask, latex gloves robs bank This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: America Branch Saturday morning jumped the)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/19/2010 1:17 PM - 51 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
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A man wearing a surgical mask and medical-style latex gloves robbed a Central Falls bank. Police said the man entered the Bank of America Branch Saturday morning, jumped the counter and grabbed some ...

Eurotunnel makes $58.5 million loss in first half


 (future word: loss in first half Eurotunnel, SA on Monday reported a, in the first half of this year because of)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/19/2010 3:32 AM - 52 days ago - Night - 4 rank
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Eurotunnel SA on Monday reported a euro45 million ($58.5 million) loss in the first half of this year because of delayed insurance payouts from a 2008 fire in the tunnel it operates beneath the ...


 
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Pentagon reworks disclosure rule for 'senior mentors' This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/18/2010 8:39 PM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/18/2010 8:47 PM - 52 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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The Pentagon has weakened financial disclosure rules for highly paid retired generals and admirals who advise the military, documents show.

Victims in St. Paul triple homicide are identified This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
StarTribune.com rss feed
- date added: 7/18/2010 7:47 PM - 52 days ago - Evening - 4 rank
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Victims of Highland Park gunfire, possibly linked to a financial fight, were a Cottage Grove family.

Wireless Network Races for Funds This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/18/2010 7:20 PM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/18/2010 4:32 PM - 52 days ago - Afternoon - 9 rank
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Hedge fund manager Philip Falcone is facing financial and regulatory deadlines as he moves to raise more funds for his plan to build a new high-speed wireless network.

Now the real work on financial reform begins This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
msnbc.com: Business
- date posted: 7/18/2010 3:51 PM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/18/2010 4:02 PM - 52 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
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In the end, it's only a beginning. The far-reaching new banking and consumer protection bill now shifts from the politicians to the technocrats.

Now, real work on financial reform begins This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
msnbc.com: Business
- date posted: 7/18/2010 10:08 AM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/18/2010 10:17 AM - 52 days ago - Morning - 1 rank
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In the end, it's only a beginning. The far-reaching new banking and consumer protection bill now shifts from the politicians to the technocrats.

Deutsche Bank Chief Wary of Talent War This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/18/2010 10:21 AM - 52 days ago - date added: 7/18/2010 7:32 AM - 52 days ago - Morning - 10 rank
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Deutsche Bank chief Josef Ackermann warned that the war for talent in Asia is causing a bubble in bankers' compensation that could damage the culture in Asian financial services, even as he hired ...


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Common words: banks, Greece, stress, tests
Region: Worldwide
Category: Economy
Date added: 12/8/2008
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