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S&P Global downgrades Ukraine's credit rating to "SD" for 'selective' default after Ukraine was unable to pay a US$34 million international bond payment, and also stating that Ukraine's credit rating could fall to "D", which would represent a complete default following restructuring of Ukraine's debt.
2024-08-3

Armed bandits kidnap a negotiator who had been sent to pay the ransom by the parents of the remaining students being held in captivity. The bandits had demanded nearly US$73,000.
2021-07-25

Alphabet Inc., parent company of Google, announces that it has settled an antitrust suit with the French "Autorité de la concurrence" with a payment of €220m (US$270 million). The settlement amounts to less than 0.7% of Alphabet Inc.'s yearly earnings.
2021-06-7

Nvidia announce that they are acquiring Arm Holdings, the market-dominant designer of smartphone processors, for US$40 billion in the semi-conductor industry's largest-ever deal.
2020-09-13

President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announces he will donate a quarter of his US$4,806 monthly salary to help health services fight the virus. He also encouraged other public officials to follow his move.
2020-07-17

The United States Department of State withholds US$160 million in direct aid to Afghanistan, citing "Afghan Government corruption and financial mismanagement."
2019-09-19

Google agrees to pay a record US$170 million penalty to settle accusations that YouTube broke the law when it knowingly tracked and sold advertisements to children, the Federal Trade Commission says.
2019-09-4

Inspire Brands announces its purchase of fast food chain Sonic Drive-In for US$2.3 billion.
2018-09-25

U.S. Federal Judge Michael P. Shea of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, Connecticut awards an injured passenger US$272,000 against Caribbean Airlines over the July 2011 airliner crash in Guyana.
2018-03-28

Moody's downgrades the credit rating of 15 major world banks: UK (The Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and HSBC), US (Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan), Rest of world (Credit Suisse, UBS, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole, Société Générale, Deutsche Bank, Royal Bank of Canada and Morgan Stanley).
2012-06-21