When Stephen Harper, the prime minister, hosts the get-togethers of the G8 and G20 countries next month he will be able to boast to his visitors that his country's economy is set to perform better than that of any other rich country this year.
Our research showed that all sorts of big brands which boast about the millions who have given them the thumbs up appear to be "liked" in rather unlikely parts of the world.
The new company--to be called Sprint Nextel --will boast a particularly strong base of corporate customers, and a total subscriber base of around 40 million customers.