Timeline - 2008 worldwide financial crisis. - Backstory

From 7/22/2010 (46 days ago) - 7/29/2010 (39 days ago)
(8 day period - 109 grouped and future/spin-off stories) View the latest timeline >>

- Sentiment of this story during this period is positive with 56% being positive and 44% being negative with a negative trend.

The sentiment of the story in the later half of this period is negative with 62% being negative and 38% being positive.

The sentiment of the story in the earlier half of this period is positive with 70% being positive and 30% being negative.

- The current 7 day period story count (58 stories) decreased -51.26% from the previous 7 day period (119 stories).

Dates with the most stories	# of stories	Story name
6/27/2010 (71 days ago)	35	G-20 challenged by growth, debt washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights Leaders' dilemma is how to cut spending without undermining the economies they seek to sustain. G-20 major economies - Business - Financial Services - Financial Planning - United States
6/26/2010 (72 days ago)	48	Financial reform package wouldn't change Wall Street much Los Angeles Times - Top News The legislation leaves largely untouched some of the biggest concerns about the financial industry that grew out of the mortgage meltdown and the resulting credit crisis. The financial reform legislation might change how Wall Street does business, but it would hardly put Wall Street out of business.
6/25/2010 (73 days ago)	57	Lawmakers work to move financial regulation bill washingtonpost.com - Today's Highlights Bank trading and derivatives are sticking points as the House-Senate panel scrambles to get bill to President Obama by July 4. Barack Obama - United States Senate - President of the United States - United States - President
6/24/2010 (74 days ago)	38	All sides press Frank on finance bill Boston.com -- Latest news WASHINGTON — Representative Barney Frank, trying to complete intense negotiations between the House and Senate over a massive revision of financial regulations, is coming under significant lobbying pressure from across the political spectrum as he tries this week to come up with a compromise that can win final approval. BarneyFrank - lobby - United States Senate - United States - House
6/17/2010 (81 days ago)	35	Nokia Cuts Quarterly Outlook WSJ.com: What's News US Nokia cut its second-quarter financial forecast, the latest sign of the stiff challenges it faces from Apple's iPhone and Research in Motion's BlackBerry devices.
6/16/2010 (82 days ago)	35	15 Economists Issue Crisis-Prevention Manual NYT > Business A book that represents the consensus of 15 leading economists offers prescriptions to avert another financial collapse.
5/21/2010 (108 days ago)	35	GE Falls, Financials Gain WSJ.com: What's News US U.S. stocks slipped as concerns persisted over the euro zone's debt, but financials gained after the U.S. Senate approved the biggest financial overhaul since the 1930s.
5/20/2010 (109 days ago)	42	Senate Passes Financial Overhaul Bill WSJ.com: What's News US The Senate voted 59-39 to pass a sweeping overhaul of how the government regulates banks and Wall Street.
5/6/2010 (123 days ago)	38	Dow Heads Toward 3rd Loss in a Row WSJ.com: What's News US Worries about Greece's debt crisis and the pending overhaul of U.S. financial regulations sent stocks sharply lower, putting major indicators on track for a third straight decline.
4/28/2010 (131 days ago)	46	Senate Standoff on Financial Bill Nears End WSJ.com: What's News US The three-day standoff between Senate Democrats and Republicans over banking legislation appeared to be over after key negotiators reached a deal that may allow debate to soon begin.
4/27/2010 (132 days ago)	55	Goldman Sachs executives face senators investigating role in financial crisis washingtonpost.com - Politics It was a day of public flogging for Goldman Sachs. Summoned to a Senate panel examining the firm's role in the financial crisis, Goldman executives endured a 11-hour excoriation that crystallized the wide gulf between Washington's view of the storied investment bank and Goldman's view of itself. ...
4/23/2010 (136 days ago)	39	Probe Turns to Buffett Deal WSJ.com: What's News US A Goldman Sachs director tipped off Galleon's Rajaratnam about a $5 billion investment in Goldman by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway before a public announcement of the deal at the height of the 2008 financial crisis.
4/22/2010 (137 days ago)	64	Obama to ask CEOs to abandon 'furious efforts' to block financial overhaul washingtonpost.com - Politics President Obama's speech in Manhattan on Thursday marks the culmination of a strategic, month-long acceleration of his personal involvement in financial regulation, according to White House and Treasury Department officials.
4/21/2010 (138 days ago)	39	Wall Street’s high profile defender: NYC mayor msnbc.com: Business As Congress debates sweeping legislation aimed at guarding against another financial meltdown, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has become Wall Street's spokesman and defender.
4/20/2010 (139 days ago)	44	Former Lehman CEO faces questioning msnbc.com: Business The former CEO of Lehman Brothers will tell House lawmakers Tuesday that he has no memory of an accounting maneuver that a bankruptcy examiner says the company used to mask its perilous financial condition.
3/15/2010 (175 days ago)	37	Dodd unveils slimmed-down financial reform proposal Los Angeles Times - Top News As expected, his latest measure lacks a stand-alone consumer protection agency. Still, it would give the U.S. greater control over financial markets. With the time-clock for passing legislation this year winding down, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd on Monday unveiled his plan to overhaul the rules governing financial institutions -- a much more modest proposal than President Obama had envisioned a year ago.
1/21/2010 (228 days ago)	34	Stocks tumble after Obama pushes bank rules msnbc.com: Business The stock market turned sharply lower Thursday after President Barack Obama spoke about his financial overhaul plan.
1/13/2010 (236 days ago)	35	Financials Lead Stocks Up WSJ.com: What's News US Stocks rose as financial stocks strengthened during the crisis hearings, while the health-care sector rose on an analyst upgrade.
12/11/2009 (269 days ago)	38	House Approves Financial Overhaul WSJ.com: What's News US The House passed a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations that would govern Wall Street and reconfigure the power of agencies overseeing the banking system.
9/14/2009 (357 days ago)	36	AP Poll: Economy still troubles most Americans (startribune.com) One year after Wall Street teetered on the brink of collapse, seven out of 10 Americans lack confidence the federal government has taken safeguards to prevent another financial industry meltdown, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

New jobless claims make sharp increase

(future word: for the ninth annual Skid, claims jumped last week by the, most since February reversing a, sharp fall two weeks ago)

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