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The biggest company losses of all time

The most catastrophic corporate annual liabilities ever
IBM, 1992: $14.2 billion (£11.2bn)
Swiss National Bank, 2018: $15.2 billion (£12bn)
Ford, 2006: $16.1 billion (£12.7bn)
Tepco, 2011: $16.8 billion (£13.2bn)
Ford, 2008: $17.3 billion (£13.6bn)
E.ON, 2016: $18.1 billion (£14.2bn)
UBS, 2008: $20.2 billion (£15.9bn)
Anglo Irish Bank, 2009: $22.8 billion (£17.4bn)
mmO2, 2002: $24.4 billion (£19.2bn)
Nakheel, 2009: $24.9 billion (£19.6bn)
United Airlines, 2005: $27.7 billion (£21.8bn)
Bankia, 2012: $27.8 billion (£21.9bn)
Vodafone, 2002: $27.8 billion (£21.9bn)
France Télécom, 2002: $29.7 billion (£23.4bn)
Freddie Mac, 2009: $30.6 billion (£24.1bn)
Vivendi Universal, 2002: $32.8 billion (£25.8bn)
Citigroup, 2008: $32.9 billion (£25.9bn)
Vodafone, 2006: $35.4 billion (£27.8bn)
General Motors, 2008: $36.7 billion (£28.9bn)
Deutsche Telekom, 2002: $38.5 billion (£30.3bn)
Royal Bank of Scotland, 2008: $40.6 billion (£31.9bn)
General Motors, 1992: $42.8 billion (£33.7bn)
General Motors, 2007: $47.7 billion (£37.5bn)
Qwest, 2002: $51 billion (£40.1bn)
Freddie Mac, 2008: $60.3 billion (£47.4bn)
Fannie Mae, 2008: $71 billion (£55.8bn)
JDS Uniphase, 2001: $81 billion (£63.7bn)
Fannie Mae, 2009: $88.6 billion (£69.7bn)
American International Group (AIG), 2008: $117.9 billion (£92.7bn)
AOL Time Warner, 2002: $140.2 billion (£110.3bn)
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The most catastrophic corporate annual liabilities ever

Sliding into the red spectacularly, some of the world's prominent firms have posted colossal yearly shortfalls that eclipse the GDPs of entire countries. Adjusting the figures for inflation, we reveal the 30 most extreme company losses of all time.
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Daniel Coughlin

18 June 2019

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