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Software apps have triggered half a million U.S. jobs, says stud...

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 02/07/2012 - 12:25

Led by apps for mobile devices, the 'app economy' is responsible for almost half a million new jobs just in the United States, says a new sponsored by CEO network TechNet.

Read this blog post by Lance Whitney on Digital Media.


 

Starbucks brews up single-cup coffee deal

Newsvine - business  Tue, 02/15/2011 - 08:01

Starbucks Corp. has brewed up a deal to provide single-serve coffee to half a million hotel rooms, a major step into a small but fast-growing market.


 

We Spent Half a Million Dollars to Fly Planes Over the Super Bow...

Digg - Business & Finance  Wed, 02/09/2011 - 08:47

The Navy spent almost $500,000 in taxpayer money to fly jets over this year's Super Bowl. It only took them three seconds.


 

The Number of Job Hunters 65 or Older Skyrockets

NYT > Business  Fri, 10/23/2009 - 14:03

Nearly half a million people 65 and older want to work but cannot find a job, this group’s highest unemployment level since the Great Depression.


 

Treasury Cites Milestone in Home Loan Modifications

NYT > Business  Thu, 10/08/2009 - 10:25

Half a million troubled homeowners have seen their loan payments lowered under an Obama administration program.


 

Calif. to pay nearly $10 million on IOU interest

Newsvine - business  Thu, 09/03/2009 - 19:35

California taxpayers will pay nearly $10 million in interest on the nearly half a million IOUs the state has issued this summer.