06.21. 2010 MONEY + NUMBERS counting the news... |
Toy Story 3 opening gross
$110.3M
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Shrek the Third (2007) opening gross
$121.6M
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Amount marketers currently spend each year marketing foods to kids
$1.6B
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Adjusted age limit for American Idol contestants
15
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Age of girl in the Netherlands banned from circumnavigating the world
13
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Year of the Child Pilot Safety Act banning children from solo aerial
record-setting attempts
1996
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Age of Abbie Sunderland who failed to circumnavigate the world
in her sailboat
16
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Amount of Michael Jackson debt due at the end of 2010
$300M
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Amount in BP escrow account delegated for affected Gulf residents
$20B
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Estimated cost of daily civil fine to BP for oil spill
$280M
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Analyst's estimated total legal costs for BP oil spill
$62.9B
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Sources: New York Times, Reuters, Time Magazine, IMDB NewsSip
Photo Credit: Daniel Case
