$42 billion
How much more Americans spent than they earned last year; first time since Great Depression that the savings ratio has been negative

18
Number of years that Allan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve before stepping down


XL
The number of yesterday’s Super Bowl

110
The total number of Supreme Court Justices who have served on the bench following the swearing-in of Justice Samuel Alito Jr.

58-42
Vote by which the Senate confirmed Alito last Tuesday.


8
Number of Oscar nods, including Best Picture, awarded to Brokeback Mountain, this year’s nomination leader

300,000
Number of tickets still waiting to be sold for the fast-approaching Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.