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204 top headlines that were ranked first by Google News
as the best sources for their individual news stories about the world financial crisis.

From June 2008 through February 2009, in date order (ET).
Posted March 2, 2009

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Tue Jun 10,  Wall Street Journal    Obama Fires Back on Taxes

Wed Jun 11,  New York Times    Bill to Extend Jobless Benefits Stalls in House

Thu Jun 12,  FOXBusiness    House To Vote On Extending Unemployment Insurance

Wed Jun 18,  FOXNews    GOP Congressmen Call for Probe Into Countrywide Loans

Tue Jun 24,  ABC News    Senate Close to Passing Housing Rescue

Wed Jun 25,  Bloomberg    Fed Keeps Rate at 2%, Cites `Upside' Inflation Risks (Update5)

Thu Jun 26,  Christian Science Monitor    High court strikes down 'millionaire's amendment'

Mon Jun 30,  The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, NJ    Unemployment benefits extended 13 weeks

Tue Jul 1,  Wall Street Journal    McCain's Trade Focus Seen As Strategy That May Pay Off

Thu Jul 3,  Newsweek    Miscounting Obama's Tax Votes

Mon Jul 7,  Aljazeera.net    G8 urged to keep Africa pledges

Mon Jul 14,  Reuters    New York City proposes changes to poverty formula

Tue Jul 15,  Bloomberg    Bernanke Abandons Assessment of Lessening Growth Risk (Update4)

Wed Jul 23,  Bizjournals.com    Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac finish day up on Wall Street

Mon Jul 28,  New York Times    A Deficit Forecast of $482 Billion, a Record

Wed Jul 30,  Reuters    Bush signs housing bill as Fannie Mae grows

Tue Aug 5,  The Associated Press    Wall Street extends rally after Fed decision

Wed Aug 20,  San Jose Mercury News    Gov. Schwarzenegger tries to force budget compromise

Fri Sep 5,  Bloomberg    Paulson Meets With Bernanke, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Chiefs

Sat Sep 6,  Bloomberg    Paulson to Take Over and Restructure Fannie, Freddie (Update4)

Sun Sep 7,  CNNMoney.com    US seizes Fannie and Freddie

Sun Sep 7,  New York Times    Obama and McCain Prefer to Talk About the Economy

Mon Sep 8,  MarketWatch    EMERGING MARKETS REPORT Emerging markets rally on Fannie, Freddie

Tue Sep 9,  Kansas City Star    Federal deficit soaring, but McCain, Obama offer no answers

Sun Sep 14,  Bloomberg    US Stock Futures Tumble on Lehman Bankruptcy Speculation

Mon Sep 15,  New York Times    Stunning Fall for Main Street’s Brokerage Firm

Mon Sep 15,  ABC News    Candidates Talk Wall Street in Order to Win Over Main Street

Tue Sep 16,  Bloomberg    Fed Keeps Rate at 2%, Rebuffing Call for Reduction (Update3)

Wed Sep 17,  Newsday    Dow slips 450 as Wall Street turmoil deepens

Thu Sep 18,  Voice of America    Obama Appears to Benefit From Campaign Focus on Economy

Fri Sep 19,  Reuters    Extraordinary rescue effort spurs Wall Street rally

Fri Sep 19,  Los Angeles Times    Legislature working on final steps to end budget impasse

Mon Sep 22,  CNNMoney.com    Big payoffs off table for Morgan Stanley, Goldman

Mon Sep 22,  The Miami Herald    Democrats in Congress add restrictions to $700 billion bailout bill

Tue Sep 23,  CNNMoney.com    AT A GLANCE: Bernanke, Paulson Call For Swift Action

Tue Sep 23,  New York Times    Obama Says Bailout Should Include 4 Conditions

Thu Sep 25,  New York Times    Lawmakers Agree on Outline of Bailout

Sun Sep 28,  New York Daily News    Details of bailout trickle out, as Congress plans to vote early

Sun Sep 28,  Washington Post    Treasury Confirms Paulson Woozy Spell

Mon Sep 29,  CNN    Bailout plan rejected - supporters scramble

Tue Sep 30,  Reuters    Main Street America angry over credit crisis

Tue Sep 30,  New York Times    Defiant House Rejects Huge Bailout; Next Step Is Uncertain

Wed Oct 1,  Bloomberg    Senate Sets Bank-Rescue Vote, House May Act Friday (Update3)

Wed Oct 1,  Bloomberg    GE Raises $15 Billion; Buffett Gets Preferred Stake (Update5)

Thu Oct 2,  Wall Street Journal    US Stocks Tumble Ahead of House Bailout Vote

Thu Oct 2,  Voice of America    House Approaches Critical Friday Vote on Financial Rescue Plan

Fri Oct 3,  Christian Science Monitor    Congress's financial rescue plan is first step

Fri Oct 3,  New York Times    California, Short of Cash, May Ask US for Loan

Sat Oct 4,  Bloomberg    European Union Leaders Stop Short of Regional Plan on Bailouts

Sun Oct 5,  BBC News    Plan to save German bank 'agreed'

Tue Oct 7,  Forbes    Dow dips more than 500 on worries about financials

Tue Oct 7,  International Herald Tribune    What is commercial paper, and why does it matter?

Wed Oct 8,  CNNMoney.com    Rate cut gives dollar a ride

Wed Oct 8,  Los Angeles Times    Nancy Pelosi talking about a new economic stimulus package

Thu Oct 9,  Washington Times    Dow falls 679 points

Fri Oct 10,  Reuters    Wall St Week Ahead: For stocks, high anxiety remains

Sun Oct 12,  Reuters    Paulson: protectionism no answer to financial crisis

Mon Oct 13,  Bizjournals.com    Local stocks rebound along with Wall Street

Mon Oct 13,  Reuters    House Democrats weigh new economic stimulus

Tue Oct 14,  CNNMoney.com    4th UPDATE: Bush Administration Mulls Use Of 2nd Tranche Of TARP Funds

Wed Oct 15,  The Associated Press    Stocks plunge anew as data points to recession

Wed Oct 15,  Bloomberg    Bernanke Weighs Limiting Consolidation, Asset Bubbles (Update1)

Wed Oct 15,  Reuters    Economists warn of possible 2009-10 Canada deficit

Wed Oct 15,  Boston Globe    Patrick orders spending, job cuts to close deficit

Thu Oct 16,  Reuters    GLOBAL MARKETS-US stocks rally after wild session; oil slides

Sat Oct 18,  New York Times    Bush to Host World Economic Summit

Sun Oct 19,  Straits Times    World summit to fix financial system

Mon Oct 20,  BusinessWeek    Stocks Up on Easing Credit, Earnings

Wed Oct 22,  The Associated Press    Stocks tumble on worries about earnings forecasts

Thu Oct 23,  New York Times    Greenspan’s Mea Culpa

Fri Oct 24,  Bizjournals.com    Dow loses 312 points; Nasdaq off 25 percent from Oct. 1

Fri Oct 24,  AFP    Europe, Asia pledge major reform of global financial system

Sun Oct 26,  AFP    World leaders pledge financial reform as gloom deepens

Sun Oct 26,  ABC News    McCain Inches Up on Economy, but Advantage is Still to Obama

Tue Oct 28,  CNNMoney.com    MARKET SNAPSHOT: US Stocks Erupt Higher To Bring Dow Back Above 9000

Wed Oct 29,  Reuters    FED FOCUS-Fed expands playbook to boost ailing economy

Wed Oct 29,  New York Times    Governors Call for Federal Rescue Package for States

Thu Oct 30,  International Herald Tribune    Economy shrinks in 3Q, signaling recession

Tue Nov 4,  ABC News    Economy, Health Care Top Voters Concerns in Choosing President

Mon Nov 10,  CNNMoney.com    Kinder, Gentler Bailout May Not Solve AIG's Problems

Tue Nov 11,  Bloomberg    Fannie, Freddie Boost Effort to Minimize Foreclosures (Update3)

Tue Nov 11,  Washington Post    Pelosi Says House Will Take Up Plan to Help Automakers

Wed Nov 12,  Reuters    Treasury backs away from plan to buy bad assets

Wed Nov 12,  Reuters    RPT-UPDATE 1-NY gov seeks $2 bln spending cut, led by schools

Thu Nov 13,  MarketWatch    Dow sees 911-point swing to close on third-biggest point gain on

Sun Nov 16,  The Associated Press    Showdown looming in Congress over automaker rescue

Mon Nov 17,  Bloomberg    Auto Aid Legislation Requires Pay Limits, Warrants (Update1)

Tue Nov 18,  Bloomberg    Carmaker Failure Would Be Catastrophe, Wagoner Says (Update3)

Wed Nov 19,  Bloomberg    Canada's Harper Says Balanced Budget May Be Misguided (Update2)

Wed Nov 19,  New York Daily News    Governor David Paterson's popularity has taken a hit in recent months.

Thu Nov 20,  Bloomberg    Fannie, Freddie Suspend Foreclosures Through Jan. 9 (Update2)

Thu Nov 20,  The Associated Press    Stocks decline as hopes fade for immediate bailout

Thu Nov 20,  Xinhua    APEC ministers pledge joint efforts to overcome financial crisis

Thu Nov 20,  New York Times    Democrats Ask Automakers for Way Forward

Sun Nov 23,  Bloomberg    Citigroup, Fed Said to Weigh Plan to Limit Losses (Update1)

Sun Nov 23,  Bloomberg    Obama Will Get Stimulus Bill First Day, Democrats Say (Update1)

Sun Nov 23,  BBC News    Apec upbeat over global downturn

Sun Nov 23,  Bloomberg    Asia DayAhead: Obama to Get Economic Stimulus Bill on First Day

Mon Nov 24,  Forbes    Why Obamanomics Isn't Rubinomics

Mon Nov 24,  Reuters    Economic odd couple to lead US crisis rescue

Wed Nov 26,  MarketWatch    Obama chooses Volcker as economic adviser

Mon Dec 1,  Forbes    Down we go again: Fourth-worst drop ever for Dow

Mon Dec 1,  Los Angeles Times    California's new 'fiscal emergency'

Tue Dec 2,  CNNMoney.com    AT A GLANCE: US Auto Makers Make Loan Pitch As Sales Plunge

Wed Dec 3,  CNN    College could become too expensive for 'most Americans'

Wed Dec 3,  The Associated Press    Obama names Gov. Richardson to head Commerce

Thu Dec 4,  New York Times    Back on Capitol Hill, Auto Executives Still Find Skeptics

Thu Dec 4,  Houston Chronicle    Carmakers' bailout pleas hit Senate skepticism

Fri Dec 5,  Reuters    WRAPUP 1-US job losses worst since 1974 as recession bites

Sun Dec 7,  ABC News    Obama Dismisses Great Depression Talk

Sun Dec 7,  Washington Post    Obama Seeks More Help for Homeowners

Mon Dec 8,  Reuters    White House urges money go to only viable automakers

Mon Dec 8,  Los Angeles Times    White House, automakers close to reaching bailout deal

Tue Dec 9,  FOXNews    Critics of Auto Bailout Decry Fallout of Government Intervention

Wed Dec 10,  The Associated Press    Analysis: Auto plan brings even more gov't control

Wed Dec 10,  San Francisco Chronicle    State deficit nearly $15 billion, governor says

Thu Dec 11,  FOXNews    Senate Leaders Meet With Skeptical Republicans to Negotiate Auto

Fri Dec 12,  Reuters    White House says mulling TARP funds for automakers

Sat Dec 13,  Detroit Free Press    Automakers, workers and Michigan pin hopes on White House

Sun Dec 14,  Reuters    No word on auto bailout "for a while"

Tue Dec 16,  Bloomberg    Fed Cuts Rate to as Low as Zero, Shifts Policy Focus

Fri Dec 19,  FOXNews    Lawmakers Divided Over Bush's Auto Rescue Plan

Sat Dec 20,  CBS News    Mixed Views On $17.4 Billion Auto Bailout

Sat Dec 20,  Washington Post    Obama Expands Economic Goals as Outlook Dims

Sun Dec 21,  Bloomberg    Obama Expands Recovery Plan, Aims for 3 Million Jobs

Wed Dec 24,  Washington Post    Unemployment Filings Reach 26-Year High

Tue Dec 30,  CNNMoney.com    Home prices post record 18% drop

Thu Jan 1,  Reuters    Obama and Pelosi to meet next week on stimulus: report

Fri Jan 2,  New York Times    On the First Trading Day of the New Year, Markets Surge

Fri Jan 2,  The Miami Herald    Economy tops everyone's agenda as Congress returns

Sat Jan 3,  Reuters    US Congress faces historic challenges

Sun Jan 4,  Washington Post    Swift Action on Stimulus Bill Likely to Slow

Mon Jan 5,  USA Today    Obama begins Hill meetings on economic recovery

Wed Jan 7,  FOXNews    Economists Warn Against Feeding 'Trillion-Dollar Deficits'

Thu Jan 8,  Wall Street Journal    Democrats Raise Doubts Over Obama's Economic Plan

Sat Jan 10,  Reuters    Obama: stimulus plan can add, save up to 4 mln jobs

Sun Jan 11,  FOXNews    Senate Democrats Seek to Raise Energy, Infrastructure Investment

Tue Jan 13,  CNN    Obama presses urgency of bailout funds, senators say

Wed Jan 14,  The Miami Herald    Obama's embattled Treasury pick faces delay as questions mount

Thu Jan 15,  USA Today    Poll: Americans believe Obama will deliver despite down times

Fri Jan 16,  Wall Street Journal    Obama, Stimulus Proposals Enjoy Broad Backing in Poll

Fri Jan 16,  USA Today    Obama says his 'first job' is to 'put people back to work'

Mon Jan 19,  Xinhua    Arab economic summit centers on Gaza, calls for Arab unity

Wed Jan 21,  Christian Science Monitor    Geithner pledges swift, bold fix to financial system

Sat Jan 24,  Reuters    Obama pushes stimulus plan, meets economic team

Sun Jan 25,  CNN    Will Obama's economic plan stimulate bipartisan support?

Sun Jan 25,  CBS News    Biden: We've Inherited A Real Mess

Mon Jan 26,  Reuters    Senate backs Geithner as Treasury secretary

Tue Jan 27,  New York Times    Obama Visits Capitol to Press Republicans on Stimulus Plan

Tue Jan 27,  Reuters    Fed takes major step toward stalling foreclosures

Wed Jan 28,  BBC News    Congress passes economic package

Thu Jan 29,  Bloomberg    Obama Calls Bonuses ‘Shameful’ as Dodd Vows to Reclaim Money

Thu Jan 29,  Wall Street Journal    ABC & CBS Chide Republicans for 'Turning Cold Shoulder' to Obama

Sun Feb 1,  Bloomberg    Obama Says US Economy Facing Several ‘Tough’ Months

Mon Feb 2,  Reuters    Macy's cuts 7000 jobs, slashes dividend

Mon Feb 2,  Reuters    Obama seeks quick Senate action on stimulus bill

Tue Feb 3,  Bloomberg    Wells Fargo Plans Events in Las Vegas After Getting TARP Funds

Tue Feb 3,  CNNMoney.com    Auto sales worst in 26 years

Tue Feb 3,  Reuters    Senate Republicans propose alternative stimulus

Tue Feb 3,  DetNews.com    Granholm's State of the State speech a mix of cutbacks, 'green

Wed Feb 4,  CNN    CEO pay cuts: Not just for banks

Thu Feb 5,  The Associated Press    Obama stresses urgency of now for stimulus bill

Fri Feb 6,  The Associated Press    Obama's massive recovery plan teeters in Senate

Fri Feb 6,  Bizjournals.com    US lost 598000 jobs in January

Fri Feb 6,  Reuters    Is Obama creating an economic "team of rivals?"

Fri Feb 6,  The Associated Press    Calif. employees forced to take off without pay

Sat Feb 7,  BBC News    Obama defends economic stimulus

Sat Feb 7,  New York Times    Florida’s Crossroads of Foreclosure and Despair

Sun Feb 8,  Bloomberg    Geithner Delays Bank-Rescue Speech to Keep Focus on Stimulus

Sun Feb 8,  Wall Street Journal    Senate Democrats Confident on Stimulus Vote

Mon Feb 9,  New York Times    Technology’s Fingerprints on the Stimulus Bill

Wed Feb 11,  ABC News    Dem, GOP Lawmakers Reach Stimulus Deal

Thu Feb 12,  The Associated Press    Official: Economic crisis tops list of US threats

Fri Feb 13,  CNN    House passes $787B stimulus

Fri Feb 13,  Bloomberg    Obama to Unveil Plans to Stem Foreclosures Next Week

Sat Feb 14,  New York Times    Obama Looks to Next Steps in Recovery

Sun Feb 15,  Reuters    Obama's big victory comes at a cost

Mon Feb 16,  Reuters    Stimulus 1st step in Obama's broadband goals: aide

Mon Feb 16,  CNNMoney.com    4 questions for GM and Chrysler

Mon Feb 16,  DetNews.com    White House confirms auto task force

Tue Feb 17,  CNN    Obama's remarks on signing the stimulus plan

Tue Feb 17,  Washington Post    Chrysler Requests $5 Billion More in Federal Bailout Funds

Wed Feb 18,  San Francisco Chronicle    Analysis: Obama offers carrots for mortgage firms

Wed Feb 18,  New York Times    Fed Offers Bleak Economic Outlook

Wed Feb 18,  Los Angeles Times    Gov. says lawmakers resisting budget plan have 'math problem'

Thu Feb 19,  Reuters    Mortgage lenders busy after Obama plan laid out

Thu Feb 19,  International Herald Tribune    Clyburn: Opposition to stimulus is slap in face

Fri Feb 20,  Reuters    Obama vows to spend stimulus money wisely

Fri Feb 20,  Bloomberg    Clinton Turns to Economic Crisis, North Korea in China Talks

Fri Feb 20,  The Associated Press    White House objects to 'rant' on its housing plan

Fri Feb 20,  Reuters    FACTBOX-Obama prepares for big week-budget, Congress speech

Fri Feb 20,  Reuters    US autos task force cannot overreach

Sat Feb 21,  New York Times    Obama Has Plan to Slash Deficit, Despite Stimulus Bill

Sat Feb 21,  Reuters    US governors unlikely to turn down stimulus funds

Sun Feb 22,  New York Times    EU Leaders Turn to IMF Amid Financial Crisis

Sun Feb 22,  The Associated Press    Looking to 2012, GOP governors step into spotlight

Sun Feb 22,  Christian Science Monitor    Obama aims to cut deficit in half by ’13

Sun Feb 22,  Reuters    Obama to name watchdog to oversee stimulus outlays

Mon Feb 23,  Forbes    Stocks Hit 12-Year Lows

Mon Feb 23,  FOXNews    Raw Data: Special Interests Dominate Fiscal Responsibility Summit

Mon Feb 23,  CNN    States to get first stimulus boost this week

Tue Feb 24,  USA Today    Obama warns of more sacrifices to come

Tue Feb 24,  BusinessWeek    The Fed's Fire Chief Faces Congress

Tue Feb 24,  CNN    Jindal to call stimulus 'irresponsible'

Wed Feb 25,  New York Times    Obama Budget Taxes Richest to Help Pay for Health Care

Wed Feb 25,  Bloomberg    US Sets a Six-Month Deadline for New Bank Capital

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