Friday Factoids March 7, 2014

1. … Pounds of Mardi Gras
beads thrown from float
in New Orleans on Fat
Tuesday.

2. … of Internet users think
the Web has been good
for society
Source: Pew Internet & American Life
Project, 2014

3. … the amount of foreign
aid the EU has offered the
cash-strapped Ukraine
Source: CNN Money, 2014

4. … of U.S. financial
districts that saw retail
sales depressed due to
winter storms in early
2014.

5. Source: Berkshire Hathaway,
2014
… the number of Bank of
America shares Berkshire
Hathaway can buy for $5
billion by the end of 2014.

6. … the amount business
loans fell by in the U.K.
during February 2014
.

7. … of those spending their
tax refund will use it to
pay down debt or bills.

8. Source: The Baby Center, 2014
… of Millennial moms
make at least one
purchase from their
smartphone per week.

9. … the retail value of the
“swag bags” given out to
celebrities at the Academy
Awards this year.

10. … what people will spend
worldwide on Cadbury
Cream Eggs between now
and Easter.