The Bottom Line

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 1:45 pm

Twenty-five percent of people who own personal digital assistants have lost their high-tech organizers at least once

MONEY

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 3:28 pm

The proportion of disposable income that Americans spend on movie going has dropped by 17 percent in the last three years

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:57 pm

Over the last six years more drugs have been withdrawn from the market or required by the Food and Drug Administration to carry major warnings than have been approved for sale

Fortune.

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:27 pm

more than half of all taxpayers will file their returns electronically this year according to the IRS

The Dallas Morning Star

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 02, 2006 9:22 am

American legally downloaded 352 million songs last year,according to Nielsen SoundScan.That's up from 143 million in 2004

Forbes

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:11 am

Accounting firms are increasingly insisting that their clients grant them more immunity against lawsuits for negligence.KPMG recently convinced clients Accenture and AARP Funds,for instance,to waive their rights to punitive damages and to settle disputes behind closed doors.

Forbes

seofan_via_dublin · Post by **seofan_via_dublin** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:19 am

noreply66 wrote:more than half of all taxpayers will file their returns electronically this year according to the IRS

The Dallas Morning Star

Allready became part of that stat.

It was free, and I got myself a big return.

:-D

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 9:42 am

H&R Block reported last week that it had underestimated its own corporate taxas by $32 million.Shares of the No.1 tax preparer dropped 9 percent on the embarrassing news.
Chicago Sun-Times

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 9:22 am

Chronic diseases associated with overeating,underexercising and smoking cost the economy $117 billion a year.

The Boston Globe

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:30 am

Taiwan's EVA Air's Hello Kitty-themed jet,introduced in October,has been a big hit.occupancy rates on the jet,which sports the iconic cat on everything from inflight meals to the airliner's exterior,have averaged more than 90 percent.

Business Week

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:14 am

Homeowners who spring for costly kitchen renovations to increase the value of their homes are likely to be disappointed.On average,9 percent of the renovations'costs are lost when homes are subsequently sold.

Real Simple

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 9:12 am

Askjeeves.com this week retired the cartoon butler that has long served as its symbol.The lagging search engine now goes by the name Ask.com.

The Boston Globe

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:08 pm

Wyoming tops the list of states with most "business-friendly"tax system,followed by South Dakota and Alaska,according to the Tax Foundation.States with the highest business taxes are New York,New Jersey,and Rhode Island.

CNNmoney.com

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:23 pm

Working mothers on average spent 12 hours a week on child care in 2003,an hour more than stay-at-home mothers did in 1975.

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:36 am

In yahoo's recent auction of keywords to advertisers, Chrysler won the bidding for the keyword "SUV," with a per-click offer of $2.30. Ford placed the highest bid for the keyword "hybrid" paying 65 cents per click.

Fortune

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:30 pm

The average cash retainer for corporate board members jumped 72 percent,to $44,000,over the past year,with some raises far outstripping stock price gains. Biotech firm Nastech Pharmaceutical hiked directors' pay 400 percent,to $15,000;its stock price gained 22 percent.

BusinessWeek

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:58 pm

Every day,Saudi Arabia received more than $500 million from oil-consuming nations,including nearly $100 million from the United States

Fortune

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:25 pm

Americans spent $34.5 billion on coffee last tear,an 8.7 percent increase over the year before.Thirty-nine percent of coffee drinkers sipped their brew outside the home, from 32 percent in 2001.

Chicago Tribune

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 9:35 am

More than 50% of U.S. employees work on computers most of the day.
Marketwatch.com

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 3:27 pm

Detriots Woodlawn Cemetery,where civil-rights icon Rosa Parks is buried,has raised the price of crypts located near Parks' remains ,because those plots are now more prestigious.Crypts that sold from $45,000 to $50,000 last year now cost $60,000.

The New York Times