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This list has all global annual earnings of all time, limited to earnings of more than $40 billion in "real" (i.e. CPI adjusted) value. Note that some record earning may be caused by nonrecurring revenue, like Vodafone in 2014 (disposal of its interest in Verizon Wireless) [1] or Fannie Mae in 2013 (benefit for federal income taxes).
This required an exponentially growing number of investors to afford the lease payments. The fraud was the largest corporate scandal in German history and caused financial damages of about 4.9bn DM (≈€3.3bn). Equitable Life Assurance Society: United Kingdom: 8 Dec 2000: Insurance
DoubleClick: An online advertising company that soared after its IPO, it was acquired by Google in 2007. eGain: Its stock price doubled shortly after its 1999 IPO. Egghead Software: An online software retailer, its shares surged in 1998 as investors bought up shares of Internet companies; by 2001, the company was bankrupt.
Of course, filing for bankruptcy doesn’t necessarily mean a business is going bust. Companies tend to use the Chapter 11 process to wind down some operations, tackle mounting debt and save on ...
Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina Investment bank $ 4.4 × 10 ^ 10 [19] September 16, 2008: American International Group, New York City Federal government of the United States A: Insurance company $ 1.82 × 10 ^ 11 [20] September 17, 2008: Lehman Brothers, New York City B: Barclays: Investment bank $ 1.3 × 10 ^ 9 [21] September 18 ...
The largest civil-damage award in business history was first rendered in 1985 in the case of v. Pennzoil. However, it was far from certain that the $10.53 billion judgment would stand on appeal
Great American Bank: San Diego: California: 1991 $9.5 billion $21 billion CenTrust Bank: Miami: Florida: 1990 $8.2 billion $19 billion Empire of America Savings: Buffalo: New York: 1990 $8.2 billion $19 billion Guaranty Bank: Austin: Texas: 2009 $13.0 billion $18 billion [12] Downey Savings and Loan Newport Beach: California: 2008 $12.8 billion ...
March 2, 2009: AIG reports that it has lost $62 billion in the fourth quarter, which is the largest quarterly loss in corporate history. The government agrees to an additional $30 billion bailout ...