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In the best case, a bailout of troubled banks and governments could keep the financial system from experiencing a major shock, though easing the huge debt could take years.

The shock warning that European interest rates could rise as soon as next month has set alarm bells ringing in Portugal, slapping the debt-ridden country with an extra burden just as it fights for its financial future.

People in Christchurch have told Sky News of their shock and horror after a deadly earthquake devastated parts of the New Zealand city.

It's been dubbed cell phone "bill shock," and it's clear why: A woman returning from Haiti after the earthquake disaster is greeted with nearly $35,000 in text messaging charges.

The authors of a recent study expressed shock at results showing 68 percent of the workers surveyed had experienced a pay violation in the immediately preceding workweek.

Britain's economy contracted unexpectedly in the third quarter of this year, official data showed on Friday, quashing hopes the downturn was ending and instead marking the longest recession on record.

It's been said that official unemployment numbers undercut the true unemployment numbers, with many dropping off the radar as their unemployment benefits expire, and with many taking jobs that "underemploy" them.

Still, this study comes as a shock, saying that 2/5 of Californians of working age are out of work.

Sharp reductions in investments and low oil prices could curb future supplies, leaving the world to face a new energy shock when the economy picks up, according to a new study.

It's been quite some time since Facebook was valued at $15 billion.  Everyone's had the opportunity to pick up their jaws, reinsert their eyeballs, and so on.  It hopefully won't come as too much of a shock, then, that LinkedIn's received $53 million in funding, putting its worth in the neighborhood of $1 billion.

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