Around a third of assets and 40% of revenues have disappeared, according to Denis Bastin of Oliver Wyman, a consulting firm. Bob Doll, BlackRock's vice-chairman, has estimated that as many as half the world's asset managers are breaking even at best. BGI is among the more successful ones.
St. Joseph had in 1900 the (inflated) census population of 100,000. The city had been promoted âback eastâ by St. Joseph jobbers and warehousemen as the point of departure for the 1849 California Gold Rush--and that publicity and the 1860 Pony Express gave a national exposure to Missouriâs third largest city.
Des Moines has an estimated population of 209,000 people, up from 203,000 in 2010. This means Des Moines ranks 104th in the United States in terms of population, with a density of 2,517 people per square mile or 972 per square kilometer.