June 3 – Barack Obama secures the 2008 U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination, becoming the first African American presumptive presidential candidate for a major political party.

In this paper, we examine the financial crisis of 2008 and consider how it was propagated from country to country, and compare it with the crisis of 1931.

Jul 6, 2012 · We examine the international propagation of the financial crisis of 2008, and compare it with that of the crisis of 1931. Both crises featured a flight to liquidity and safety.

The 2008 financial crisis, also known as the global financial crisis (GFC) or the Panic of 2008, was a major worldwide financial crisis centered in the United States.

The economy underwent a global financial crisis in 2008 following the American subprime mortgage crisis from the previous year, causing the worst recession since the Great Depression.

November 20 – The 2008 Prairie meteoroid falls over Canada. November 22 – 23 – The APEC Peru 2008 Summit is held in Lima. November 24 – The 2008 Santa Catarina floods in Santa …

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Mar 7, 2024 · In 2008, the world witnessed several pivotal events that shaped our collective history. The global financial crisis shook economies worldwide, while Barack Obama’s historic …