The death of many of the industry's tiddlers will compound a trend that started in 2006, of clients consolidating their hedge-fund holdings with a few big managers.

ECONOMIST: Hedge funds in trouble

Until disaster-scarred 2001, its revenue was zooming ahead at a compound annual rate of 15%--triple the industry's average--while earnings per share was increasing 27%.

FORBES: Is There Such a Thing as Nonstop Growth?

In the coming years, Asia will record the highest growth rate of all regions in the entertainment and media industry, with more than a 9% compound annual growth rate.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN DAKAR

By 2010, the industry had grown to 16, 000 megawatts at a compound annual growth rate of 57%.

FORBES: Konarka: Mitt's Bankrupt Solar Bet

Rockwell's 22% four-year compound return on invested capital puts it at the top of the defense industry.

FORBES: Top Gun

There is no shortage of issues swirling around the food industry, and one of the most debated topics involves the compound bisphenol A. Known by its acronym BPA, it has been used for many decades in a wide array of industrial and consumer applications, ranging from hardened plastics to the epoxy safety lining of many food and beverage cans.

FORBES: Using Science As the Guiding Hand of Food Policy

The long path both drugs are taking toward approval enforces a sense held by many who watch the drug industry that regulators, who are normally understandably fussy about whether a compound is safe and effective, are being even slower and more cautious than usual.

FORBES: Novartis Pushes Ahead On Pipeline Snags

Analysts IDC predicted that from 2012-2016 public IT cloud services will enjoy a compound annual growth rate of 26.4%, some five times the growth of the IT industry overall.

WSJ: Predicting the Tech Future is a Difficult Thing to Do