Page 9 - 153 Billion News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Martha: all right, we are back, and a brand new survey revealing the sad state of health among u.s. workers. the gallup poll showing 86% of full-time workers are overweight, obese or suffering from at least one chronic health problem, and those pounds add up to dollars and cents. according to gallup, unhealthy workers miss 450 million more days of work each year than healthy workers do, and that is costing u.s. businesses a lot of money, $153 billion in lost productivity. that is a tough situation for american companies. and now getting back to this 911 tape that we played going into the bre...

endangering the lives of civilians who could be caught in the crossphile. jurlists, three being held after five days at the tripoli hotel. cnn's chaunce was one of them. steve jobs will step down. jobs is on his third medical leave of absence. he didn't mention his health problems directly but he said the time has come to resign. portions of the u.s. east coast are likely to be under a hurricane watch in just a few hours. hurricane irene is tearing through the bahamas right now with sustained winds at 160 miles an hour. it could hit the populated, northeast this weekend. those are ...

the process, for that, i want you to take a look here. i will not try and walk you through it. it's a mess. the bottom line is 917 billion dml spending cuts with a special committee in charge of finding $1.5 trillion cuts by the end of the year, and the debt limit rises by $900 billion now, and $1.5 later. already, there is one potential wrinkle here. the nonpartisan budget congressional office says the plan would cut spending only by 1.5 trillion, not 2.4 trillion. we are following all the claims and repercussions as only cnn can. by colleagues join me, and if you don't believe this...

Apple overtakes google as the world's most valuable brand. according to the brand z top 100 apple's brand is now valued at more than $153 billion. and mcdonald's spending more than $1 billion trying to make over its stores to get you to stay longer and choose them over a high-end fast food joint. gone are the steel chairs and bright interiors. in its place wood tables fake leather chairs and muted paint colors. we're back after the break. how to spruce up your house to sell it faster. "american morning" is back in 60 seconds. okay, team! after age 40, we can start losing muscle --

This is why app sl now the world's most valuable brand. well, apple is now worth an estimated $153 billion, and that's according to new rankings by brands, top 100. google, that's worth just about $112 billion. from another angle, let's take a look at percent growth year on year. apple saw its growth rocket about 84% from 2010 to 2011. in the same period google saw its dproukt fall by just about 2% here. now, this is the first time apple has held this mvp or most valuable position in rank, but really is anyone surprised. apple fans are just crazy for their company's gadgets and they're willing...