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10th Anniversary of the Nasdaq Peaking at 5,048.62
As we try to put the remains of one burst bubble behind us, it can be easy to forget the beginning of the end of another just 10 years ago. Here's a look at how things have changed -- or not -- in the decade since tech stocks rose to all-time highs.
World's richest man
THEN: Bill Gates | NOW: Bill Gates
No. 1 Web site
THEN: AOL | NOW: Google
No. 1 search engine
THEN: Yahoo | NOW: Google
Internet users worldwide
THEN: 360 million | NOW: 1.7 billion
No. 1 auto manufacturer
THEN: General Motors | NOW: Toyota
U.S. cell-phone penetration
THEN: 34% | NOW: 89%
Organic-food sales
THEN: $6.1 billion (1.2% of total food sales) | NOW: $21.2 billion (3.4% of total food sales)
Percentage of the U.S. House that is Republican
THEN: 51.3% | NOW: 40.9%
Percentage of the U.S. that is obese
THEN: 26% | NOW: 34%
Number of daily papers in the U.S.
THEN: 1,480 | NOW: 1,422
Nation with lowest life expectancy
THEN: Zambia (37.2) | NOW: Angola (38.2)
Nation with highest life expectancy
THEN: Andorra (83.5) | NOW: Andorra (82.5)
Top marginal tax rate
THEN: 39.6% | NOW: 35%
Largest food manufacturer
THEN: Nestlé | NOW: Nestlé