Financial Surveys & Statistics
Here are some random, but relevant statistics that I’ve collected the past week.
25% – Just 25% of adults nationwide share a favorable opinion of BP, the oil company chiefly responsible for the massive oil leak in the Gulf. Two-out-of-three (66%) Americans do not have a favorable view of the oil giant. (Source: Rasmussen Reports)
$116,500 – The price paid by an unidentified phone bidder for an enamel street sign that marked the intersection of Broad Street and Wall Street in the late 19th century. It stood in front of the J.P. Morgan building in downtown New York. Christie’s, the auctioneer, estimated its value at $60,000 to $80,000 before the sale. (Source: Associated Press)
399 – The number of rulemakings that are mandated by the financial regulatory-reform bill. The overhaul, if it passes in its current form, also will require 47 studies. (Source: Bloomberg)
49% – The percentage of adult Americans surveyed who said that they trust the big-three technology firms — Apple, Google and Microsoft — compared with 8% for Twitter and 13% for Facebook. Just 8% of all adults said that they trust traditional media. (Source: Zogby International)
$75 Million – The cost of a 90,000-square-foot home for sale outside Orlando, Fla. Dubbed “Versailles,” it is the largest home for sale in the United States. The home has 23 bathrooms, 13 bedrooms, 10 kitchens and three pools. Construction was halted last year, however, so the mansion isn’t finished and is priced “as is.” (Source: Associated Press)
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Most financial institutions were on target with their speed of answer statistics. Interestingly, only large financial institutions with $10 billion or more in assets had an actual average handling time and abandonment rate higher than the standard.
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The Economic Policy Institutes data repository with aggregate time series data documenting historical labor market trends and state and regional earnings.
The number of rulemakings that are mandated by the financial regulatory-reform bill. The overhaul, if it passes in its current form, also will require 47 studies.
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