Society & Economics
The energy shocks, climate reckoning, housing bubble, and corporate trials that shaped the 2006 economy.
Every Society & Economics article in the 2006 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Time Magazine Names "You" Person of the Year
On **December 16, 2006**, *Time* magazine announced that its Person of the Year for 2006 was **"Y...
The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change
A landmark 700-page UK government report released October 30, 2006 reframed climate change as the...
Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank Win the Nobel Peace Prize
On **October 13, 2006**, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the **Nobel Peace Prize for...
2006 Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Wave
2006 saw a record-breaking wave of major corporate acquisitions and mergers across technology, me...
Vivendi acquires BMG Music Publishing
Vivendi announced its €1.63 billion acquisition of BMG Music Publishing Group on September 6, est...
2006 Technology Boom: Web 2.0 Valuations, Acquisitions, a...
Google's $1.65 billion YouTube acquisition, Facebook's rejected billion-dollar offers, and surgin...
Crude Oil Prices Reach Record Highs
During **July 2006**, crude oil prices surged to then-record levels, with **West Texas Intermedia...
The 2006 Climate & Energy Nexus
2006 was the year the climate crisis and the energy crisis became inseparable in the global consc...
Warren Buffett Pledges His Fortune to Charity
On **June 25, 2006**, Warren Buffett announced that he would give away about **85 percent of his ...
Enron Verdict: Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling Convicted
On **May 25, 2006**, a federal jury in Houston, Texas convicted Enron founder **Kenneth Lay** and...
The 2006 U.S. immigration-reform protests
In the spring of 2006, millions of people marched in more than 140 U.S. cities against a House bi...
2006 Housing Market Peak & Subprime Warning Signs
2006 marked the apex of the U.S. housing bubble and the emergence of early warning signs about su...