The number of U.S. households subscribing to broadband over power line (BPL) services will increase from 400,000 in 2007 to 2.5 million by 2011, according to FTTx and BPL: Analysis and Outlook report from Parks Associates. 

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January 19, 2007 2:04 PM | Permalink

In 2006 more Americans packed up their belongings and headed to the West and Southeast, while the Central Northeast experienced an increase in residents departing, according to United Van Lines' "2006 Migration Study". 

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January 19, 2007 1:54 PM | Permalink

Worldwide PC unit shipments grew 7.4% to 67.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2006, and for the second consecutive quarter, Hewlett-Packard was the No. 1 vendor with shipments jumping 23.9% to give it a leading market share of 17.4%, according to Gartner.

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January 19, 2007 10:30 AM | Permalink

A record $126.5 billion new money flowed into the hedge fund industry last year, nearly tripling the $46.9 billion in new money they attracted in 2005, according to Hedge Fund Research, which tracks more than 10,500 hedge funds. Hedge funds total assets under management soared 29% in 2006 to $1.4 trillion.

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January 19, 2007 10:02 AM | Permalink