As the Great Recession continues around the world, the 27 leaders of the member nations of the European Union agree on a joint bailout plan worth 2,700,000,000,000 “dollars” and a strategy to confront climate change.

       [added 6/5/2021]

Subsequent Events:

10/19/2008                   3/6/2009               

References:

Subprime crisis impact timeline – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_crisis_impact_timeline

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

Source