On July 12, 2010, Aon announced that it has agreed to buy Lincolnshire, Illinois, based Hewitt Associates for $ 4. 9 billion in cash and stock.

On May 13, 2008, Hewlett-Packard Co. confirmed that it had reached a deal with Electronic Data Systems to acquire the company for $ 13. 9 billion.

On 13 January 2011, HBC announced that U. S .- based discount retailer Target Corporation would purchase the lease agreements of up to 220 Zellers stores, which have not yet been identified, for C $ 1. 825 billion.

On 16 July 2008, Donald Tsang announced some " extraordinary measures for extraordinary times ", giving a total of HK $ 11 billion in inflation relief to help families ' finances.

On 27 October 2008, Hungary reached an agreement with the IMF and EU for a rescue package of US $ 25 billion, aiming to restore financial stability and investors ' confidence.

On 31 October 2008, Libya paid $ 1. 5 billion, sought through donations from private businesses, to a fund that would be used to compensate both US victims of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and the 1986 bombing of the La Belle disco in Germany.

On Easter Day 2007, it was estimated that many of the two billion Catholic, Anglican, Protestant and Eastern Orthodox Christians who were sharing in the celebration of Easter would read, recite, or sing the short prayer in hundreds of languages.

On the imports side, the corresponding figures are $ 17. 1 billion and 11. 2 percent, respectively.

On November 20, 2004, Howl's Moving Castle opened to general audiences in Japan where it earned ¥ 1. 4 billion in its first two days.

On October 27, 1986, President Reagan signed a drug enforcement bill into law, which granted $ 1. 7 billion in funding to fight the crisis and ensured a mandatory minimum penalty for drug offenses.

On 7 November 2001, Northrop Grumman entered an agreement to purchase Newport News Shipbuilding for a total of $ 2. 6 billion.

On December 11, 2005, The Paramount Motion Pictures Group announced that it had purchased DreamWorks SKG ( which was co-founded by former Paramount executive Jeffrey Katzenberg ) in a deal worth $ 1. 6 billion.

On October 30, 2008, the Seattle-King County Association of Realtors honored Paul Allen for his “ unwavering commitment to nonprofit organizations in the Pacific Northwest and lifetime giving approaching US $ 1 billion .”

On 22 March 2006 the Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced the indictment of fifty leaders of FARC for importing more than $ 25 billion worth of cocaine into the United States and other countries.

On February 5, 2007, State Street announced the nearly $ 4. 5 billion acquisition of Investors Financial Services, parent of principal subsidiary custodian bank Investors Bank & Trust.

On February 28, 2012, SSgA entered into a consent order with the Massachusetts Securities Division " in connection to the Division's investigation into SSgA in its role as the Investment Manager of a $ 1. 65 billion hybrid collateralized debt obligation named Carina CDO, Ltd ." which resulted in a State-imposed fine of $ 5 million for the non-disclosure of certain initial investors taking a short position on portions of the Carina CDO.

On January 27, 2010, Sun was acquired by Oracle Corporation for US $ 7. 4 billion, based on an agreement signed on April 20, 2009.

On August 22, 2005, it was announced that gaming giant Square Enix would purchase 247, 900 Taito shares worth ¥ 45. 16 billion ( US $ 409. 1 million ), to make Taito Corporation a subsidiary of Square Enix.

On 28 January 1999, Volvo Group sold its business area Volvo Car Corporation to the Ford Motor Company for US $ 6. 45 billion, with the resulting group largely set on commercial vehicles.

On 22 July 2011, a report described the discovery of a gigantic cloud of water vapor, containing " 140 trillion times more water than all of Earth's oceans combined ," around a quasar located 12 billion light years from Earth.

The 2009 holiday season impacts from the " Yes, Virginia " special broadcast on the CBS television network on December 11, 2009, were: 1 ) " Yes, Virginia " reached more than 3. 7 million television viewers, 2 ) the associated public relations effort resulted in a substantial lift in overall exposure during Macy's most critical season with 1. 84 billion impressions generated, 3 ) On the night of the show on December 11, 2009, " Yes, Virginia " was Google's No. 1 and No. 4 hottest search terms, 4 ) " Yes, Virginia " made TV Guide's coveted Hot List.

* On 19 August 1955 Hurricane Diane hit the northeastern United States, killing over 200 people, and causing over $ 1. 0 billion in damage.

On his death in 1873, Johns Hopkins, a Quaker entrepreneur and childless bachelor, bequeathed $ 7 million ( Between $ 140 million to $ 1. 6 billion in 2011 dollars, by varying estimates ) to fund a hospital and university in Baltimore, Maryland.

On April 28, 2006, Chung was arrested, and charged for embezzlement of 100 billion South Korean won ( US $ 106 million ).

On January 1, 2009 the NMFS announced a positive 90-day finding that the petition was warranted, which triggered the initiation of a status review which will result in a decision on whether to list the species under the ESA.

On June 30, 2011 Pacific Wings filed with the United States Department of Transportation a 90-day notice of its intent to terminate service effective September 30, 2011 saying it is “ unable to procure counter or gate space at Nashville International Airport on reasonable terms .” The DOT prohibited the airline from suspending service until a replacement carrier began service.

On June 30, while returning from a wrestling event in Puerto Rico, Adams headbutted an airline pilot which resulted in a 90-day jail sentence and a $ 500 fine.

On November 4, 1997, Cordero pled guilty to the charges and received a 90-day sentence, suspended for two years.

On October 25, 2006, the city council voted for a 90-day review period to allow more input from the community.

On September 26, 2007, Judge Edward Lodge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho granted litigant party Western Watersheds Project summary judgment remanding the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 90-day finding denying conservationist parties ' listing petition.

On the contrary, there are fewer colds and smaller doctor bills.

On 16 and 17 October, the Senate, with the unanimous support of the Coalition majority, deferred the appropriation bills.

In order to meet Norman's hospital bills, in November 2002 Solid Rock Records began releasing the Essential Series on CD-R, a set of seven Norman albums, with 142 songs ( including 16 previously unreleased songs ), which comprised: Instigator, which included rough mix versions of two previously unreleased songs, " Butterfly " and " Kulderachna ", both removed from 1973's So Long Ago the Garden ; Agitator, which included three unreleased bonus tracks, " Sweet Silver Angels ", " God, Part 2 ", and " People In My Past "; Liberator, which included songs that were aimed at " liberating Christians who felt trapped inside the church and also providing a cultural doorway to allow those who felt dismissed and isolated by Christianity to find their way into fellowship with Christ regardless of the church's response toward them "; Collaborator, which featured songs representing " the combined efforts of Charles and Larry from lyrics and melodies to arrangements and production ", including three unreleased songs: " Perfect World ", " Don't Wanna Be Like You ", and " Jesus Is God ", recorded about 2000 ; Emancipator, included two unreleased songs of Norman singing with Randy Stonehill: a Christian version of the folk song " He Was a Friend of Mine ", which had been popularized by The Byrds and Bob Dylan, which was re-titled " He is a Friend of Mine ", and " I Love You ", the song Stonehill and Norman co-wrote in 1971 for Stonehill's Born Twice album ; Infiltrator, which sees love as " the most powerful infiltrator in the world ", is a collection of Norman's love songs, and includes two new releases: a cover of David Noble's " Waves of Grace ", and " Stranger, Won't You Change "; and Survivor, included the full 8-minute version of " Dark Passage ", an unreleased third verse of " Baby Out of Wedlock ", and " One Star Remains ", which is Judee Sill's " My Man On Love " from her 1971 eponymous debut album.

On March 7, 2008, KSWO-TV reported that the former town clerk was fired for allegedly secretly embezzling $ 100, 000 over a period of two years, leaving the town unable to pay its bills and forcing it to raise utility rates for residents.

On 27 February James Morice, a Puritan Member of Parliament, proposed two new bills: one against the bishops of the Church of England, and the other against the Court of High Commission.

On 29 February 2012, following months of turbulence, the club was issued with a winding up petition by HM Revenue and Customs, after proving unable to pay tax bills, creditors, or staff wages.

On May 6, 2005, the Baltimore Planning Commission unanimously approved bills to create a property tax district for the hotel project, along with authorization of the revenue bond sales for the hotel project, and approval of street closures for the hotel's construction.

On June 13, 2006, McKinney pointed out on the House floor that only a dozen of the 176 Katrina bills identified on the chart had passed into law, leaving 163 bills stalled in committee.

On March 23, 1932, President Herbert Hoover signed what became known as the Norris-La Guardia Act, marking the first of many pro-union bills that Washington would pass in the 1930s.

On average, the Legislature has passed about 300 bills into law annually.

In 2008, in a free vote, On a free vote, Ward voted against her party's majority position on abortion, where she unsuccessfully voted in several separate bills for a reduction in the time when an abortion can be carried out from 24 weeks.

On documents such as receipts and bills from the late medieval, come details of mumming parties organised by English Monarchs, with Henry VIII being famous for taking his court mumming, as a kind of incognito.

On April 14, 1969, President Richard Nixon introduced two bills into Congress which would have also protected worker health and safety.

On several occasions, bills have been introduced in the Minnesota Legislature to establish a legislative task force for studying changes to the flag, and several alternative flag designs, such as the North Star Flag, have been put forth and widely endorsed by state politicians and newspapers.

On some U. S. bills, they appear as the digit zero in small, yellow numbers matching the value of the note.

On December 3, 2008, Hal Turner's blog featured what he claimed were genuine " amero bills ".

On November 14, a " celebration of life ," open to both fans and friends, took place at Billy Bob's Texas, a Fort Worth, Texas country and Western nightclub that bills itself as The World's Largest Honky Tonk.

On his campaign Website, he bills himself as providing " effective conservative leadership for Oklahoma.

The firm responded that “ On the basis of that investigation, the agency believes some senior executives of the Los Angeles office, who are no longer with the firm, caused certain bills to be presented to the city that appear to be improper and indefensible.

On May 19, 2005, the House voted on two budget bills, deemed unquestionable matters of confidence.

On April 24, 1974, the three winning designers were brought to Washington, D. C. After a tour of the White House and meetings with the congressional committees which considered the coin bills, they went to the Treasury Building and received their $ 5, 000 checks from the new Treasury Secretary, William E. Simon, who jokingly asked them if they wanted to invest their awards in savings bonds.

On June 2, 2010, Bill C-32 was tabled, but like the two previous bills it was similarly pushed aside during the election in May 2011.

On May 23, 2007, Coburn threatened to block two bills honoring the 100th birthday of Rachel Carson.