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The Financial Wealth Of The World Has Moved From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The financial wealth of the world has moved from $28.5 trillion in ‘03 to $30.8 trillion in ‘04, an 8.2% increase. (Foster ...read more

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The Number Of Billionaires In The World Grew From ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

The number of billionaires in the world grew from 587 in ‘04 to a record 691 people from 45 countries this year. (Foster ...read more

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Gen-Xers Carry Roughly 78% More Debt Than Their ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Gen-Xers carry roughly 78% more debt than their boomer predecessors. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Last Year, U.s. Financial Institutions Collected ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Last year, U.S. financial institutions collected $37.8 billion in account service charges, more than double of ’94. ...read more

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Americans Spend More Than $38 Billion On Lottery ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans spend more than $38 billion on lottery tickets in ’01. (Foster Letter ...read more

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According To Jupiter Research, Internet Banking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

According to Jupiter Research, Internet banking will quadruple by ‘06, jumping to 43 million from its ‘01 level of 16 million. ...read more

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Wish I'd Bought One: A Single Ipo Share Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wish I’d Bought One: A single IPO share of Coca-Cola bought for $40 in 1919 would be worth $4 million today, a 14.9% average annual ...read more

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Wal-Mart Sells More Groceries, Jewelry, Toys, And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart sells more groceries, jewelry, toys, and photo processing than any other company. (CBA ...read more

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Americans Are More Worried About Rising Health ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Americans are more worried about rising health care costs than about losing their jobs in the next 6 months. (Foster ...read more

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Wal-Mart Moulds Popular Culture: Wal-Mart And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006

Wal-Mart Moulds Popular Culture: Wal-Mart and other big discount chains—now often account for more than 50% of the sales of a best-selling album, more than 40% for a best-selling book, and more than 60% for a best-selling DVD. Critics claim this has bent American popular culture toward the tastes ...read more

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Several Summers Ago The Cleveland Plain Dealer ...

Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 28, 2006

Several summers ago the Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an article entitled "The Gold Circled Ring." It told about some Kent State University students that were arrested because of their involvement in a conspiracy to steal from their employers. The students stole over $150,000 worth of goods. They took ...read more

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Denomination: Christian Church

About 80% Of Kohl's Department Store Sales Come ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

About 80% of Kohl’s department store sales come from name brands. (Foster Letter ...read more

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63% Of Americans Say Gambling Is Morally ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

63% of Americans say gambling is morally acceptable, while just 35% say it is morally wrong. (Foster ...read more

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Today's Cars Contain More Than A Hundred Electric ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Today’s cars contain more than a hundred electric motors that control everything from side mirrors to seating. (Foster ...read more

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Pets Are Big Business: Americans Spent Nearly $30 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Pets Are Big Business: Americans spent nearly $30 billion on pet related products and services in ‘02, according to a new Unity Marketing study. Today 55% of American house-holds own one or more pets. Consumer expenditures are divided into pet foods and supplies, which totaled $18 billion in ‘02, ...read more

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In ‘01 Americans Spent $593.9 Billion On Fun, An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

In ‘01 Americans spent $593.9 billion on fun, an amount equal to the GNP of Canada. (Foster letter ...read more

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Wal-Mart Will Require 100 Key Suppliers To Use ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Wal-Mart will require 100 key suppliers to use radio frequency identification (RFID) to track pallets of goods through its supply chain by 1/05. RFID involves a chip with an antenna that, when activated by a reader can send or receive information. The industry is on ...read more

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Christians Shop Wal-Mart: According To The Ny ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Christians Shop Wal-Mart: According to The NY Times, AOL-Time Warner books unit chairman Laurence J. Kirshbaum said he decided to start Warner Faith publishing “because a book buyer at Wal-Mart told him that more than half its ...read more

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Bottled Water Industry

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

The bottled-water industry is now a $7.7 billion a year market. (Foster letter ...read more

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Among The 75-And-Overs, Only 29% Carry Any Debt ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006

Among the 75-and-overs, only 29% carry any debt at all compared with 85% of the 45-to-54 group. (Foster ...read more

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