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2008 worldwide financial crisis.

(Date: 7/27/2010 - 40 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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Adviser to Stars' Bail Set at $10 Million      
WSJ.com: What's News US - 7/27/2010 3:32 PM - [direct link]
Bail was set at $10 million for Kenneth Starr, a New York financial adviser accused of defrauding his celebrity clients and other investors out of about $59 million. (1 second ranks, 50%)
NY judge sets bail for money adviser to stars - Boston.com -- Latest news - [direct link]
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BP reports record quarterly loss of $17 billion This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive. (1 future stories)     
Los Angeles Times - Top News - 7/27/2010 10:17 AM - [direct link]
If not for the Gulf of Mexico disaster, second-quarter profit would have been $5.6 billion, or $1.79 a share. By comparison, rival Occidental Petroleum reports net profit of $1.1 billion, or $1.31 per ... (1 first ranks, 50%)
BP names Dudley CEO; announces record loss - washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights - [direct link]
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Questions Are Raised About Cancer Patient’s Benefactor This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
NYT > Sports
- date posted: 7/27/2010 4:12 PM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 4:32 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 2 rank
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The plight of Mandi Schwartz, a Yale hockey player with leukemia, has been widely shared. But Tedd Collins IV, one of her leading benefactors, has a tangled financial past.

Greek parliament gets data probe results This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 4:02 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
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Officials in Greece say they have handed parliament the results of an investigation into faulty financial data provided to the European Union. Greece - European Union - ...

Plagiarism epidemic shuts down U.S. program in China This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.

     
USATODAY.com News - Top Stories
- date posted: 7/27/2010 3:01 PM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 3:32 PM - 39 days ago - Afternoon - 12 rank
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It's not uncommon for colleges to discontinue academic programs overseas for financial reasons. But Centenary College, in New Jersey, is shutting ...

U.K. Fines Former Northern Rock Official

     
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/27/2010 10:13 AM - 40 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 7:17 AM - 40 days ago - Morning - 17 rank
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Britain's financial regulator has banned the former finance director of mortgage lender Northern Rock and fined him $495,552 for misreporting figures on loan arrears.
     
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Cops: Bank customer foils RI bank heist This story's sentiment has been rated as being negative.


 (future word: bank robbery after police said)      
Boston.com -- Latest news
- date added: 7/27/2010 7:32 PM - 39 days ago - Evening - 2 rank
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A bank customer is being credited for foiling a bank robbery after police said he blocked an exit and prevented a would-be robber from escaping. Bank robbery - Robbery - ...

Rite Aid Settles FTC Privacy Case This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.


 (future word: privacy rules after the FTC)      
WSJ.com: What's News US
- date posted: 7/27/2010 3:14 PM - 39 days ago - date added: 7/27/2010 12:47 PM - 40 days ago - Afternoon - 8 rank
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Rite Aid will pay $1 million to settle potential violations of government privacy rules after the FTC said it failed to protect customers' and employees' financial and medical information.


 
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What labor may like best about Brown: He's not Whitman This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
Los Angeles Times - Top News
- date posted: 7/26/2010 4:33 PM - 40 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 4:47 PM - 40 days ago - Afternoon - 1 rank
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Unions are giving the candidate plenty of financial support, even though he has made no commitment to their causes.
The television ads seize on the millions of dollars organized labor is ...

Aiming for a more stable system This story's sentiment has been rated as being positive.

     
washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights
- date posted: 7/26/2010 12:00 AM - 41 days ago - date added: 7/26/2010 1:17 PM - 41 days ago - Afternoon - 3 rank
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Experts eyeing "systemic risk" factors that allowed mortgage defaults to lock up financial system. Systemic risk - Financial services - Business - Mortgage - United States


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Common words: stars, adviser, bail, judge, BP, Loss, announces, Dudley
Region: Worldwide
Category: Economy
Date added: 12/8/2008
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