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Free Money Day; Too Big to Fail, a 2010 HBO docudrama about the 2008 financial crisis. The Big Short, a 2015 film about bank fraud. C, a 2011 anime inspired by the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers. Overend, Gurney and Company, a British bank active in wholesale markets which collapsed in 1866.
Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker, 554 U.S. 471 (2008), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States.The Court ruled in a 5-3 decision that the punitive damages awarded to the victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill should be reduced from $2.5 billion to $500 million.
Day of the Dead is a 2008 American horror film directed by Steve Miner and written by Jeffrey Reddick.It is a remake of George A. Romero's 1985 film of the same name, the third in Romero's Dead series, [3] and it is the first of two remakes of the original 1985 film; the other is Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2017).
On the fifth day, Syria joined the war by shelling Israeli positions in the north. [40] Egypt and Jordan agreed to a ceasefire on 8 June, and Syria on 9 June, and it was signed with Israel on 11 June. The Six-Day War resulted in more than 15,000 Arab fatalities, while Israel suffered fewer than 1,000.
Ip Man premiered in Beijing, China on 10 December 2008, only two days prior to its release in China. [21] [22] The film was later released in Malaysia, Singapore, and New Zealand on 18 December 2008, one day prior to its release date in Hong Kong. [23] The film was released in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2009. [24]
Maritime flag of Matson, Inc.. Matson, Inc., is an American shipping and navigation services company headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.Founded in 1882, [2] Matson, Inc.'s subsidiary Matson Navigation Company provides ocean shipping services across the Pacific to Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Micronesia, the South Pacific, China, and Japan.
Amazon Prime electric delivery vans in north London. In 2005, Amazon announced Amazon Prime as a membership service offering free two-day shipping within the contiguous United States on all eligible purchases for an annual fee of $79 (equivalent to $123 in 2023) [4] and discounted one-day shipping rates. [5]
The 2008 festival was cancelled after the organisers ran up over £500,000 of debts, and it was reported some musicians and suppliers had not yet been paid for work at the previous festival. The shortfall was due to much lower than expected crowds at the previous event, after spending large amounts of money on bands.