International Business News - billions http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Brother, can you spare a billion? More like $700 billion, to be precise. With Washington trying to finagle a $700 billion rescue for the nation's financial system, the federal money sought by other projects is starting to look like chump change. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142617-billions-of-possibilities.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/700-billion-pondering-the-possibilities.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/700-billion-pondering-the-possibilities.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:19:14 EDT Serious mental illnesses became not only a national problem, but costs the United States an estimated $193 billion yearly in lost earnings, according to a recent study examining the consequences of mental disorders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080510/mental-illness-study-americans-billions.htm Sat, 10 May 2008 10:33:12 EDT Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business, authorities said. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious _ perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off, according to investigators. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43470-check-for-billions.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/police-texas-man-trying-to-cash-360-billion-check-arrested.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/police-texas-man-trying-to-cash-360-billion-check-arrested.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 08:31:11 EDT Charles Ray Fuller must have been planning one big record company. The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious _ perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/man-arrested-in-texas-for-trying-to-cash-360-billion-check.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 19:47:46 EDT