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...first time, same-sex couples in Cambridge will be officially recognized on the census forms. In the past, the form only allowed heterosexual couples to describe themselves as “married,” but the Census Bureau announced last year that in 2010 the survey will recognize same-sex couples who report being married...
...makes household products such as Ziploc, Raid and Windex, debuted on the list in the top 10. That can be chalked up to a recent ad campaign to familiarize consumers with the parent company's name and values, says Robert Fronk, a Harris senior vice president who oversaw the survey. Another newcomer: Goldman Sachs, which made the list for the first time, at No. 56, four spots from the bottom. "Here's a company that members of the public would never interact with suddenly on the list," says Fronk. Credit a slew of bad press about Goldman having its hand...
According to Jay Brinkmann, chief economist of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), "Loans 90 days or more past due now account for half of all delinquencies, the highest share in the history of the MBA survey...
Corporate America's reputation is on the mend. For the first time in four years, the percentage of people saying that the reputation of Big Business is "good" rose from 12% to 18% in Harris Interactive's annual survey of what people think of companies. Respondents thought most highly of tech outfits like Google and Amazon, but they thought poorly of big financial firms and most carmakers, with Warren Buffett-run Berkshire Hathaway claiming the top spot on the list. Among the companies with the worst reputations were General Motors, Goldman Sachs and AIG. (See 10 perfect jobs...
...between now and the middle of the century will exceed $7 trillion," says Goodstein. "This means that every working adult will have to pay half of a year's salary just to cover the damage of the breakdown of the Arctic air conditioner." The higher figure used in the survey, based on the U.K.'s 2007 Stern report, yields significantly greater damage estimates...