Ranks of Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates, George Kaiser, George Soros and William Barron Hilton on the list of BusinessWeek's "The 50 Most Generous Philanthropists": 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... more
Estimated total price of the 12 Days of Christmas gift list, up sharply due to gas and gold prices and bird flu, according to the annual PNC Christmas Price Index compiled by PNC Wealth Management: $2... more
Ranks of Milford Sound, New Zealand; Queenstown, New Zealand; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Cayo Largo, Cuba; and Rhodes, Greece, on the list of top 2008 Travelers' Choice World Destinations, according to... more
Average amount of money that can be saved per person per day by brown-bagging a lunch, according to statistics from the Oscar Mayer "Brown Bag Barometer": $3... more
From January through August 2008, the number of new "functional candies" (products providing nutrients like calcium, protein, fiber, etc.) that were released, according to a survey by the National Con... more
Percentage of all data breaches in the U.S. that are caused by insiders, according to the results of a study commissioned by Compuware and conducted by the Ponemon Institute: 75... more
Percentage of shoppers who would discontinue shopping at a particular store if they believe the store is not clean, according to a study conducted by MARC Research: 18... more
Estimated value of packaged goods coupons offered annually, according to research from the Promotion Marketing Association's Coupon Council: $350 billion... more
Estimated value of packaged goods coupons offered annually, according to research from the Promotion Marketing Association's Coupon Council: $350 billion... more
Percentage of the very, very rich (those with a net worth of at least $30 million) who project their spending through the end of 2008 to be on par with or greater than last year, according to Elite Tr... more
Percentage of organizations that offer cell phones to executives as a perk, according to the Executive Compensation 2008/2009 survey conducted by Compdata Surveys: 60.2... more
Percentage of Americans who said they are more stressed this year than last year, according to a survey by the American Massage Therapy Association: 59... more
Percentage of newly minted physicians who said they received 10 or more job solicitations during their training, according to a survey conducted by Merritt, Hawkins and Associates: 94... more
Percentage of singles who feel that the financial stability of their suitor is more important now than one year ago, according to a pop culture and relationship survey by OkCupid.com: 36... more
Estimated annual price tag for the United States caused by Americans' expanding waistlines, according to Gold's Gym-sponsored research titled "Fat-O-Nomics": $122.9 billion... more
Calculated annual cost to taxpayers of tax and accounting loopholes that encourage excessive executive pay, according to the 15th annual Executive Excess report from the Institute for Policy Studies a... more
Percentage of U.S. workers who regularly attend after-work drinks with co-workers who say they bad-mouthed a colleague, according to a survey for CareerBuilder.com: 16... more
Percentage of employees who say they "would never dream of asking for a pay raise," according to a study conducted by Ceridian for Online Recruitment: 16... more
Percentage of men who said they would stay in a relationship where their partner had substantial credit card debt or had filed for bankruptcy, according to a nationwide survey from TRUE.com: 87... more
Percentage of "high performers" -- measured based on their annual job performance appraisal scores -- who say they are actively looking for other jobs, according to a study conducted by Leadership IQ:... more
Estimated revenue generated by digital music sales, with tracks available through 500 online services located in 40 countries, according to IBISWorld Inc.: $2 billion... more
Percentage of employers who state that people who dress better or more professionally tend to be promoted more often than others in their organization, according to a CareerBuilder.com survey: 41... more
Rank of the Japanese, British and Germans as the overall best tourists, according to the findings of a global survey of hoteliers by Expedia: 1, 2 (tie)... more
Percentage of Americans who say that it is "very important" or "somewhat important" for them to be wealthy, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center's Social and Demographic Trends p... more