2015 Event After a credit rating downgrade to 'junk' by Standard & Poor's, Brazil implements a $17 billion austerity package that will eliminate ten government ministries, cut public spending, and halt both hiring and salary increases in the public sector 2014 Event Tension increases for New York City police after a man kills two officers to avenge the killing of two unarmed black men by police in recent weeks; police have been ordered to work in pairs and to consider their own safety first while on patrol 2014 Event Fast food giant McDonald's announces that its third-quarter profit fell by 30 percent from the third quarter of last year; analysts attribute the trouble to greater competition and customer dissatisfaction with price increases 2014 Event Labor unions of workers in the public sector went on strike across the U.K. to protest wage increases below the rate of inflation; unions claim that over one million workers participated 2014 Event The markets show confidence in the U.S. economy as the stock market rises and the yield gap increases between two-year and 30-year Treasuries 2012 Event Egyptian President Morsi plans to address the nation about the decree he enacted which greatly increases his powers 2012 Event Standard and Poor's credit rating agency increases the rating of the Philippines to BB+ 2012 Event A Harvard Medical School study claims that red meat increases the risk of death and has additional negative health implications 2012 Event French President Nicolas Sarkozy presents an economic reform package that increases taxes and proposes a new tax on financial transactions 2011 Event In Quebec, 200,000 Canadian college and university students vote to boycott classes to protest tuition fee increases 2011 Event NATO increases its surveillance flights over Libya, patrolling the area on a 24/7 basis 2010 Event The 2011 draft budget for Greece increases its austerity measures 1995 Event Sunday New York News increases price from $1.00 to $1.25 1994 Event N.Y. Daily News increases prices to 50 cents 1992 Event New York City transit fare increases from $1.15 to $1.25 1987 Event Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts/608,120,000 shares traded (record) 1979 Event Strikes against price increases in Gdansk Poland 1979 Event Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz 1970 Event Unemployment in U.S. increases to 5.8 percent 1962 Event U.S. steel industry forced to give up price increases 1949 Event President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents 1869 Event Congress increases number of Supreme Court judges from 7 to 9 1861 Event Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years 1837 Event Congress increases Supreme Court membership from 7 to 9
