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22 Sep 2009 23:00

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Biz, Tech: The New York Times has Twitter to thank for a traffic spike

  • 10% of the New York Times’ traffic came from Twitter this year
  • 0% of the Times’ traffic came from Twitter last year; nice leap source
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22 Sep 2009 10:17

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Biz, U.S.: Good news (kinda): Unemployment could get extended this week

  • six million people were getting unemployment at the end of August; benefits could run out for 1.5 million by the end of the year
  • 13
    weeks     the amount of time congress is discussing bumping up unemployment from the previous level of up to 79 weeks source
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15 Sep 2009 09:03

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Biz: Duh: Cash for Clunkers led to a huge jump in retail sales

  • 2.7% increase in buying stuff at retail in August source
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03 Mar 2009 21:30

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U.S.: The stimulus is already boosting employment

  • 60 people got jobs today thanks to the stimulus. Go team Obama! source
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25 Jan 2009 22:36

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Culture: Big boosts for top Oscar contenders at the box office

  • 80% increase in Slumdog Millionaire’s box office this weekend. It’s currently the No. 5 movie, and has grossed $55.9 million since it opened
  • 380% increase in Frost/Nixon’s box office this weekend. It was one of five other movies to get a post-Oscar-nomination boost this weekend source
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