News tagged with personal incomes
Can money buy happiness? Gallup poll asks, and the world answers
A worldwide survey of more than 136,000 people in 132 countries included questions about happiness and income, and the results reveal that while life satisfaction usually rises with income, positive feelings ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 01, 2010 |
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High technology, not low taxes, may drive states' economic growth
High-tech training may trump tax breaks for creating more jobs and improving a state's economy, according to a team of economists.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Community gardens don't impact crime rate
Urban residents across the United States have dug in to create green spaces in their neighborhoods, transforming vacant lots into colorful and crowd-pleasing community gardens. According to the American Community ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 08, 2009 |
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AMD sales better than expected, CPU demand rises
(AP) -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. lost money in the third quarter but said Thursday that sales were stronger than expected, adding to mounting evidence that consumer spending is fueling a turnaround in ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Dell's profit, stock drop on weak quarterly report
(AP) -- Some of the computer-industry's biggest players - such as IBM Corp., Intel Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. - have wowed Wall Street this fall with stronger-than-expected profits.
Nov 19, 2009 |
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Surprise in Intel 1Q: Corporate PC spending up (Update)
(AP) -- Intel Corp. executives say the chip maker's first-quarter results revealed a surprising and encouraging trend: Companies are finally starting to upgrade their workers' laptops.
Apr 13, 2010 |
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Personal income up, but are we better off?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although U.S. personal income per capita has risen 5.7 percent since 2000, an increase in tax-exempt benefits provided by the government and employers accounted for all of the income growth in the past decade, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Asset gaps by socioeconomic class reduced when low-income families create savings program for children
(PhysOrg.com) -- Opening a bank account for a young child in a low-income family could someday lead to a society with a reduction in asset gaps by socioeconomic class, a new study says.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Hourly employees happier than salaried
People paid by the hour exhibit a stronger relationship between income and happiness, according to a study published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official journal of the So ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Intel 4Q a window into industry's inflection point
(AP) -- Intel Corp.'s 48 percent jump in fourth-quarter net income, driven by strong corporate spending, comes at a turning point in the personal computer industry's 30-plus year history.
Jan 13, 2011 |
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