Monday, Nov. 22, 1999
Numbers
By Harriet Barovick, Val Castronovo, Mitchell Frank, Tam Gray, Desa Philadelphia, Julie Rawe, Hope Reeves, Chris Taylor and Owen Thomas
$5.47 billion Amount UPS raised in its IPO last week, largest in history
100 Shares owned by the average hourly UPS worker, worth $68,000 after one day of trading
414,000 Shares owned by UPS boss James Kelly, worth $31 million after one day of trading
29,305 ft. Revised height of Mount Everest as measured by satellite--7 ft. taller than we used to think
4,508 Number of Bill Bradleys it would take to top the new Everest
1 in 2.2 Chances of getting at least one award if you're in the Army
1 in 16 Chances of getting an award if you're in the Marines
14.25% One-time tax rate on people worth $10 million or more suggested by Donald Trump
$750 million How much tax the Donald would end up paying under his own plan
Sources: AP; Teamsters Union; National Geographic Survey; USA Today; New York Times