4.5 years How long it’s been since the S&P 500 index last dived under 950
5 years The stretch of time since the NASDAQ composite index last dipped below 1360
$8,000 Settlement Ikea paid the government in May 2001 for importing $14,000 worth of rugs from a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan, a violation of trade sanctions
$75,000 Settlement the Los Angeles Dodgers paid the government for giving two Cubans more than $100,000 and holding a baseball tryout camp in Cuba
40 million Number of people worldwide who are HIV positive, according to a new U.N. report
71% Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of HIV-positive people
42 Percentage of women in the U.S. who are 40 or older
78 Percentage of actresses appearing in movies last year who were 39 or younger
Sources: Wall Street Journal; New York Times; Los Angeles Times; USA Today
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