05.24. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Amount awarded to the American Diabetes Association, selected by
Celebrity Apprentice winner Bret Michaels
$250K
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Amount Donald Trump awarded Celebrity Apprentice loser
Holly Robinson Peete for her autism charity
$250K
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Amount BP has pledged in research funds over next ten years to study
effects of the Gulf oil spill
$500M
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BP's estimated cost of the clean-up
$760M
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Increase in clean-up cost in the past week
$135M
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Estimated insurance coverage for businesses affected by the oil spill
$1.4B
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Average assets of typical white family, according to latest
Brandeis University study
$100K
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Average assets of typical black family, according to study
$5K
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Average assets of typical white family in mid-eighties, according to study
$22K
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Average assets of typical black family in mid-eighties, according to study
$2K
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Sources: New York Times, Insurance Journal, AP NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
