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American pharmaceutical company Pfizer announces plans to acquire Hospira at a cost of $17 billion.
2015-02-5

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" becomes the biggest North American November film release, grossing $161 million in the U.S. and Canada over its first weekend.
2013-11-25

The company Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $2.2 billion in regards to a U.S. probe of the drug risperdal.
2013-11-4

Fannie Mae files a lawsuit for $800 million against nine different banks, including Citigroup and Bank of America, for manipulating the Libor benchmark interest rate.
2013-11-1

A U.S. drone strike kills Hakimullah Mehsud, the leader of the Pakistani Taliban (whom the United States had a reward for $5 million) and five others.
2013-11-1

JPMorgan Chase is fined $920 million for illegal practices (misleading investors and government regulators) related to trading losses in 2012. [http:--www.foxbusiness.com-markets-2013-09-19-jp-morgan-to-pay-20-million-whale-fine- (FOXBusiness)]date=April 2020
2013-09-19

Verizon Communications agrees to acquire Vodafone's stake in Verizon Wireless for $130 billion, the third largest M&A deal ever.
2013-09-2

With $18.5 billion in debts, the city of Detroit, Michigan files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection, becoming the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. [http:--www.freep.com-article-20130718-NEWS01-307180107-Detroit-bankruptcy-filing-Kevyn-Orr-emergency-manager "(Detroit Free Press)"]
2013-07-18

The United Nations appeals for $4.4 billion of aid for refugees, the largest such request in the UN's history.
2013-06-7

It is revealed today that in February hackers stole $45 million from worldwide bank ATM's with large numbers of criminals using fradulent debt cards.
2013-05-9