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Freakonomics is Fun, but Check Wikinomics to Spur Innovation by Millions and Prosper

What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? How much do parents really matter? Freakonomics has become a wildly popular book as it created a new field of study concerning these and many other, mostly freakish,  issues. 

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January 5, 2007 6:54 PM |

Hay Group: Best Companies for Leaders Study Ranks GE #1; Top 20 are...

General Electric (GE) ranks number one in the 2006 Best Companies for Leaders study, conducted by Hay Group in partnership with Chief Executive magazine. The study highlights the best practices for identifying and fostering leadership talent and also flagged activities that do not add value.

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January 5, 2007 5:11 PM |

US Economy Adds 167,000 Jobs in December; Payrolls Rose 1.8 million in 2006

Nonfarm employment increased by 167,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.5%, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Over the year, payroll employment rose by 1.8 million. Average hourly earnings rose by 8 cents, or 0.5%, in December.

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January 5, 2007 12:02 PM |

Top 5 Items Accounted for 42% of Holiday Sales; LCD TVs Jump Over 100%: NPD

Consumer technology retail sales from the week of Black Friday through the week ending December 23, 2006, grew 6.5% to $8.75 billion, compared to the 10% surge seen last year, according to NPD Group. The top five categories, led by LCD TVs, accounted for nearly 42% of dollar volume.

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January 5, 2007 11:22 AM |

Digital Radio Market Ready for Takeoff Worldwide to 25M Units by 2010: In-Stat

As the conversion from analog radio to digital radio is well under way around the world and gaining momentum rapidly, the market for digital radio receivers will grow from 5 million units in 2005, to almost 25 million unit shipments in 2010, according to In-Stat.

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January 5, 2007 10:44 AM |

IDC: IT Consolidation to Drive the $150 billion Government IT Investments in 2007

Global IT consolidation will heavily influence the direction and magnitude of worldwide government information technology (IT) investment for 2007, according to Government Insights, an IDC company. 

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January 5, 2007 10:28 AM |

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Behind 25% of U.S. Startups: Duke Study

Immigrant entrepreneurs founded 25.3% of the tech startups in the past decade and foreign nationals -- those living in the United States who are not citizens -- contributed to an estimated 24.2% of international patent applications in 2006, according to a new study from Duke University. 

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January 5, 2007 10:02 AM |

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