friday factoids march 28, 2014

… what Facebook reportedly paid to

purchase virtual reality company Oculus.

$2 Billion

Source: CNN Money, 2014

Source: The Federal Reserve, 2014

38%… Of mobile bankers have deposited a check using their smartphones in the past 12 months

Source: Reuters, 2014

¥200,000

… the rumored amount of an allegedly denied bank transaction this month that set off a 3-day, 24-hour bank rush in China.

… the retail price of the HTC One (M8) Google Play edition.Source: IT World, 2014

$699

Source: U.S. Commerce Dept., 2014

2.6%

… The amount the U.S. GDP grew by in Q4 2013, down from 4.1% the previous quarter.

21.7%

Source: UNICEF, The Water Project

… Of annual total water use on

earth attributable to clothes washers

… the amount of U.S. student loan debt.$1

Trillion Source: Federal Reserve of

New York, 2014

Source: Travel Effect

… of talent managers link employees using their vacation to worker retention.

88%

… the amount seafood orders pick up each year during

Lent.5%-

10%Source:GrubHub2014

Source: Christian Science Monitor, 2014

… the amount the interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased between March 2013 and March 2014.

0.87%