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Microsoft
jumps seven places over last year to rank No. 1 in the annual reputation
survey "Annual RQ 2006" conducted by Harris Interactive. Johnson
& Johnson ranks second and 3M ranks third, followed by Google at No.4
and The Coca-Cola Company at No.5.
Personal
savings rate for
all of 2006 declined to a negative 1%, lower than
a negative 0.4% in 2005 and was the lowest since a
negative 1.5% savings rate in 1933 during the Depression, according to data
from the Commerce Department.
Continue reading... "2006 Personal Savings Rate Was at a 74-Year Low" »
UK
mobile phone giant Vodafone Group reported that it had crossed the 200
million subscriber mark in January. The firm added a net 8.7 million new
customers in its fiscal third quarter to December 31, taking its total to
198.6 million at the end of 2006.
Continue reading... "Vodafone Crosses 200M Subscriber Mark; China Mobile Still the No.1" »
Continue reading... "Some 5.1% of the Hedge Funds Shut Down Last Year" »
The average total cash and stock-based pay for the 13,000 directors of nearly 1,500 companies on Standard
& Poor's indexes rose 11.6% to $160,493 in 2006, on increased
workloads and responsibilities of Sarbanes-Oxley, according to Institutional
Shareholder Services.
In
January, U.S. employers announced plans to
reduce payrolls by 62,975 jobs, up 15% from 54,643 in December, - on cost
cutting; downturn in demand; and the closing of facilities - according
to monthly downsizing data released by Challenger, Gray &
Christmas, Inc.
The median size of U.S. venture funds raised in 2006 exceeded $200 million
for the second year in a row, according to industry tracker Dow Jones
VentureOne, reports AP. The 2006 median was $200.6
million, following a record $205.5 in 2005. It hit a low of $75M in 2002.
Continue reading... "New VC Funds Median Size Tops $200 million in 2006" »
Worldwide Internet usage increased 10%
in December 2006 compared to December
2005, according to
the comScore. The Search/Navigation category grew 9%, led by Google which rose 13% in worldwide visitors in 2006. Microsoft and Yahoo! Sites
each grew 5% worldwide during 2006.
Continue reading... "Top 15 Web Properties Worldwide for Dec 06; Internet Users Up 10% in 2006" »
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