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The debt ceiling issue was one of the causes for the 2013 government shutdown, and a lack of a budget bill over the issue forced the government to sequester its budget. The crisis, as well as the government shutdown, ended on October 17, 2013, with the passing of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014.
Economic collapse, also called economic meltdown, is any of a broad range of poor economic conditions, ranging from a severe, prolonged depression with high bankruptcy rates and high unemployment (such as the Great Depression of the 1930s), to a breakdown in normal commerce caused by hyperinflation (such as in Weimar Germany in the 1920s), or even an economically caused sharp rise in the death ...
June 5: Rescue operations on the afternoon of the collapse. June 5 – An abandoned building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, collapses onto a thrift store, killing six people and injuring 14 others. [188] June 6–20 – The 2013 NBA Finals finishes the championship series of the 2012–13 NBA season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.
Iceland fell into an economic depression in 2008 following the collapse of its banking system (see 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis). By mid-2012 Iceland is regarded as one of Europe's recovery success stories largely as a result of a currency devaluation that has effectively reduced wages by 50%--making exports more competitive. [129]
Texas counties by GDP in 2021 (chained 2012 US$) The economy of the State of Texas is the second largest by GDP in the United States after that of California. It has a gross state product of $2.694 trillion as of 2023. [7] In 2022, Texas led the nation with the most companies in the Fortune 500 with 53 in total. [8]
The 1990s were the longest period of economic growth in American history up to that point. The collapse of the speculative dot-com bubble, a fall in business outlays and investments, and the September 11th attacks, [73] brought the decade of growth to an end. Despite these major shocks, the recession was brief and shallow.
Manufacturing, printing, publishing, insurance, transportation, financial trading and services, and food processing also play major roles in the city's economy. The total economic output of Chicago in gross metropolitan product totaled US$770.7 billion in 2020, [1] [2] surpassing the total economic output of Switzerland and making Chicago's ...
March 10, 2000: NASDAQ Composite index peaked, Dot-com bubble collapse begins. 2000: January: The Median Home Price was $163,500, while the Average Home Price was $200,300. [31] October: Oct. 2000 - HUD Sec Andrew Cuomo ANNOUNCES NEW REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE $2.4 TRILLION IN MORTGAGES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR 28.1 MILLION FAMILIES