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The world's first $1 trillion company Posted: 2 years ago by wags273
The meaning of the term "Big Oil" has changed overnight, as state-controlled PetroChina became the first company worth more than $1 trillion, tripling its value Monday in its debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and making it by far the largest company in the world.
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BBC 4 Radio takes on the number trillion Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
The producer of the BBC Radio 4's "More or Less" show, Michael Blastland, and his London team are taking on the challenge of describing the term "Trillion."
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The $5 Trillion Question Posted: 1 year ago by JoshSF49
Getliberty.org (who has not endorsed either candidate) questions Barack Obama's spending increase and tax increases on the upper class. Can this fix the deficit?
(Please, don't just downvote this because you don't like anything that questions Obama. If you don't like it, just don't upvote it. It's not un-newsworthy.)
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Feds Promise $7.7 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit Posted: 1 year ago by JoshSF49
And the little guy gets nothing. Again.
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Obama Spendometer Posted: 2 years ago by 1thirteen3
An increase in spending of nearly $1 Trillion in over 4 years?
What happened to this talk of "lowering spending?" Is this the change we're looking for?
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1 Trillion Dollars...in Hundies.... Posted: 8 months ago by poop
remember, it is for your own good.
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5 governors unite, seek $1 trillion in federal aid Posted: 11 months ago by muppet
Governor Deval Patrick and four other influential Democratic governors pleaded their case yesterday for up to $1 trillion in federal assistance over the next two years, to help alleviate budget cuts, create jobs, and avoid inflicting irreversible damage to schools during a fiscal crisis.
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The $2 Trillion Nightmare Posted: 2 years ago by DerAlt1
"....The Bush administration has tried its best to conceal the horrendous costs of the war. It has bypassed the normal budgetary process, financing the war almost entirely through “emergency” appropriations that get far less scrutiny.
Even the most basic wartime information is difficult to come by. Mr. Stiglitz, who has written a new book with Ms. Bilmes called “The Three Trillion Dollar War,” said they had to go to veterans’ groups, who in turn had to resort to the Freedom of Information Act, just to find out how many Americans had been injured in Iraq...."
Not a popular topic but I think we should know the facts of this war and it's impact for many years to come.
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£4.4 Trillion To Prove Evolution Posted: 1 year ago by pocksucket
Islamic Creationist Adnan Oktar (as previously mentioned here by Jetka) has offered 10 Trillion Turkish Lira to anyone who can provide a fossil sample that demonstrates evolutionary transition.
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Zimbabwe to print first $100 trillion note Posted: 11 months ago by Bornbad
Zimbabwe's central bank says it will soon introduce a 100 trillion dollar note as the once prosperous country battles to keep pace with hyperinflation that has caused many to abandon the country's currency.
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Bank Bailout to Cost Taxpayers $2 Trillion Posted: 9 months ago by iamamaniac
The UK Government’s recent bailout of struggling financial giants Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB looks set to add between £1 trillion and £1.5 trillion to national debt, figures out today have revealed.
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Credit crisis could cost nearly $1 trillion, IMF predicts Posted: 2 years ago by deEPCHill
The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis might approach $1 trillion, citing a "collective failure" to predict the breadth of the crisis.
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The Milky Way Is Weighed Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Previous estimates had ranged from 750 billion solar masses to up to 2 trillion. Lately, researchers have been leaning toward the higher figure. But now astronomers have used a more refined method to conclude that our galaxy's mass is slightly less than 1 trillion solar masses.
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Britain owes world £31 trillion Posted: 3 years ago by TheStep
According to the International Coalition for British Reparations, Britain owes the world £31 trillion! If you think they're right, sign the petition.
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Health-Care Bill includes $600 BILLION in new taxes Posted: 6 months ago by JoshSF49
Asked whether the cost of a health-care overhaul would be more than $1 trillion, Rangel said, “the answer is yes.”
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Largest diamond in galaxy predicts future of solar system - Pravda.Ru Posted: 2 years ago by leopoldogolba
Astronomers discovered the largest diamond of all times in space. The weight of the precious stone reportedly makes up ten billion trillion trillion carats or five million trillion trillion pounds).
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Sunspot cycle beginning to rise Posted: 7 months ago by kakana
A report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a storm as severe as one in 1859 occurred today, it could cause $1 trillion to $2 trillion in damage the first year and take four to 10 years to recover.
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Debt Slavery: Why Are Americans So Willing to Dig Themselves Deep into Debt Posted: 1 year ago by BWallaby
Just two generations ago, America was a nation of mostly thrifty people living within their means, even setting money aside for unforeseen expenses.
Today, Americans carry $2.56 trillion in consumer debt, up 22 percent since 2000 alone, according to the Federal Reserve Board. The average household’s credit card debt is $8,565, up almost 15 percent from 2000.
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Man hit with $218 trillion phone bill Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
Malaysian man gets gigantic bill, ordered to pay up or face prosecution.
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Global financial crisis takes its toll on China Posted: 10 months ago by aclister
- 20 million laid off
- half of all toy factories have closed
- government plans 4 trillion yuan ($USD 585 million) stimulus package.
- risk of "mass incidents and social unrest" as jobless migrants return to the countryside.
I have also heard that the factories are just closing their doors - no back pay, no severance packages. We are not talking wealthy people here but they all contribute to the developed world's way of life.
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