Jean's Business Blog: October 2009

Interesting Business Facts

If you have $10 in your pocket and no debts, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.
Starbucks spends more on health care insurance for its employees ($300 million) than on coffee beans.
More people in the world have mobile phones than toilets.
The actor who played the “Marlboro man” died of lung cancer.
McDonald’s first menu items were hot dogs, not hamburgers.
Sixty-four percent of consumers have made a purchase decision based on social media content.
If Bill Gates were a country, he’d be the 37th richest on earth.
The “new car smell” is composed of over 50 volatile organic compounds.
Changing the U.S. $1 bill for a $1 coin would save the U.S. $4.4 billion in 30 years.