ISBN: 1594741018 9781594741012

Category: Business & Economics / General

Page count: 160

<i>The Executive's Almanac</i> is an entertaining collection of facts and figures covering all aspects of business--from the assembly line to the bottom li≠ from the stock market to the supermarket.<br> <br> A sample of what's in store:<br> <br> * The ratio of the salaries of the average worker to the average CEO is 301 to 1.<br> * As of 2004, 8.3 million people in the world have $1 million to invest, spend, or save.<br> * Blue Chip stocks got their name from poker, where blue chips are more valuable than white or red.<br> * Starbucks was named for the first mate in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick.<br> * The New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Mauna Loa is NUT; Men's Wearhouse is SUIT;<br> * Sotheby's is BID; and Genentech is DNA.