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Based on a survey of
U.S. consumers who use a wireless phone, comScore analyzed the differences in
behavior and attitudes of three key wireless consumer segments - The
Cellular Generation (ages 18 to 24); Transitioners
(ages 25 to 34); and Adult
Adopters (age 35 or older). Here are the key insights from the survey:
There
has been a lot of discussion about the astonishing pay bonanza for
corporate executives. In a special report on executive pay in the latest
issue of the Economist magazine, Edward Carr explains why most of them deserved it.
Here is a compendium of revealing stats on executive pay.
Continue reading... "How Much is Too Much? Executive Pay by the Numbers" »
The
average U.S. schools' endowment funds posted a 10.7% return on investment
during the year, according to the survey of 765 schools by the National
Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). By
comparison, the S&P 500 gained 13.5% in 2006.
Continue reading... "Harvard, with $28.9 billion, Leads U.S. Endowment Club; Top 20 are ..." »
In the week leading up to the Super Bowl XLI in Miami between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis
Colts on Sunday, February 4, the amount in lost wages could exceed $810
million, according to an estimate by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc.
Continue reading... "Super Bowl XLI Could Cost Employers Over $800 million " »
The
U.S. will lose its place as the world's leading financial center in the
next decade without legal and regulatory changes, according to a McKinsey
report, commissioned by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Senator
Charles Schumer found.
Continue reading... "Insight Research: US Business Wireless Spend Surpasses $44 billion" »
Venture
capital investment into U.S. headquartered companies increased 8% to
$25.75 billion in 2,454 deals in 2006, the most annual deal flow and capital investment
since 2001, according to the Quarterly Venture Capital Report released
by Ernst & Young LLP and Dow Jones VentureOne.
Continue reading... "US Venture Capital Investing Reached $25.75 Billion in 2006, a 5-Year High" »
Despite the current stock market boom and many
hitting new highs, unlike in other recent bull markets, companies have
been reluctant to split their stock. Only 37 companies in the Standard & Poor's 500
index split their stock last year, compared to 91 in 1999.
Continue reading... "Stock Splits 60% Below the 1999 Levels " »
Macau,
a city of 450,000 , the former
Portuguese colony returned to China in 1999, has
overtaken Las Vegas as the world's No. 1 gambling market with $6.485
billion gaming revenue from January through November 2006, compared to
Las Vegas' $6.079 billion.
Continue reading... "Macua Tops Las Vegas; Gaming Revenue Set to Double to $11.5B by 2010" »
The
latest BusinessWeek magazine cover
story on "Beyond the Green Corporation" highlights how eco-friendly
and socially responsible practices actually help a company's bottom
line. Here are some key factoids on how it stacks up.
Continue reading... "Doing Well by Doing Good: Being Green Adds Billions to Company Bottom Line" »
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