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"Oil Spill" (affected fish & plant life in the ocean)
In Gulf of Mexico the "Deepwater Hoizon" explodes releasing 3.19 million barrels of oil in the ocean. -
"Wall St. Movement" ( spotlight on inequality)
From small group protestors front of NY Stock Exchange to global movement, shows issue of growing wealth gap. -
"Facebook IPO Issue" ($ 38 opening price optimistic/stock fell $7 in 2 days)
Downward stock until $17.73, price improves $9 a share, IPO underwriting firm Morgan Stanley fined regulators $5 million for improperties. -
"Government Shutdown" (Congressional budget standoff & $2 bill lost productiity)
Shutdown & default scare creates 120k private sector jobs, cuts consumer spending drops to 70.4 from 72.4. -
"Crashing Oil Prices" ( Oil prices drop from $100 to $60)
Oil supply increase while prices decrease, advent of hydraulic fracturing & US oil production rises. -
"Cuba-US Reunite"
Full diplomatic relations banded with Cuba for first time in 50 years. -
"Health Care" (Government charges 300 people for medical fraud)
Over 900 million falsely charged to the tax-funded programs Medicare & Medicaid. -
"US Economic Confidence Drops to Lowest Level Since Election"
Current Condition & Index falls by more than 5 points, large Republican ( independent ) drop.