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790,000

NUMBER OF CARS SOLD in China in January, compared with 660,000 in the U.S.--the first time Chinese car sales have exceeded those in the U.S.

SOURCE: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

650

NUMBER OF NEW OUTLETS McDonald's plans to open in 2009, amid soaring profits. It already has 31,000 restaurants worldwide.

SOURCE: TIME

254,484

NUMBER OF FOLLOWERS that President Obama has on Twitter, the most worldwide. He hasn't tweeted since taking office. SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES

82%

PERCENTAGE OF RECENT U.S. job Losses that have hit men, who are heavily represented in sagging industries like automobiles. As a result, women may soon outnumber men in...