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Cost of Hurricane Sandy Compared to Other Major US Disasters
Superstorm Sandy will ultimately be known as one of the costliest economic disasters ever experienced in the U.S. An estimated $50 billion will be lost as a result of the storm, says Mark Zandi,chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Only Katrina, 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew suffered bigger economic losses, he says. In a teleconference and webcast this […]
In: Business Stories · Tagged with: Business Transportation, Chief Economist, Damages, Economic Disasters, Economic Losses, Estimates, Government Services, Health Care, Households, Hurricane Andrew, Infrastructure, Mark Zandi, Salary Information, Sandy, Teleconference, Transportation Health
Nate Silver Bets $1,000 That Obama Wins 2012 Election
Nate Silver Bets Joe Scarborough Over Election Outcome New York Times poll guru Nate Silver isn’t backing down from his assertion that Barack Obama has a very good chance of winning the presidential election. Silver was engulfed in a classic media… click here for more salary information
In: Business Stories · Tagged with: Assertion, Barack Obama, Bets, Election Outcome, Good Chance, Guru, Joe Scarborough, Nate, New York Times, New York Times Poll, Presidential Election, Salary Information, Wins
Top 30 Company 401K Plans
The BrightScope 2011 Top 30 401k Plans List: 2011 Rank 2010 Rank Company/Plan U.S. HQ BrightScope Rating 1 3 Southwest Airlines Pilots Retirement Savings Plan Dallas, TX 90.83 2 1 The Savings Plan of Saudi Arabian Oil Company Houston, TX 90.82 3 – Wellington Retirement and Pension Plan Boston, MA 90.13 4 – Deloitte Profit […]
In: Business Stories, On The Job Advice · Tagged with: 401k Plan, 401k Savings Plan, Armonk Ny, Basf Corporation, Bristol Myers Squibb, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, East Hanover Nj, Federal Express Corporation, Genentech Inc, Goldman Sachs, Google Inc, Investment Savings Plan, Myers Squibb Company, Permanente Medical Group, Profit Sharing Plan, Provident Fund, Retirement Savings Plan, Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Secaucus Nj, Southern California Permanente Medical Group