In the United States multi-billon dollar royalties are paid to the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [David Helvarg: The Blue Bayou Climate Solution] Reference

In 2015 Facebook will be lucky to have a billon in revenue let alone profit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo’s “Project Fraternity” Docs Leaked] Reference

Such support has doubled since the beginning of this year, to €50 billion from €25 billon.    From Wordnik.com.  [A New Growth Model] Reference

World Bank assistance to the region declined last year, from 3.9 billion dollars to 2.8 billon.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Companies listing on Nasdaq raised £5.8 billon in 2005, £8.2 billion in 2006 and £6.6 billion so far this year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Growth Firms Shift Sights from AIM] Reference

The ruling means that Brazil could now seek one billon dollars in sanctions until the US stops payments to its farmers.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: US Loses World Trade Organization Brazil Cotton Appeal] Reference

According to The Tea Association of the U.S.A. reports, Americans consume almost 1.91 billon gallons of iced teas a year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Consumption of Iced Teas might Risk you of Kidney Stones] Reference

Landmine sales play a minor role in the 20-billon-dollar global arms industry, grossing only about 100 million dollars a year.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

A government spokesman, Themba Maseko, estimated the new offer would cost the South Africa government an extra 6.5 billon rand.    From Wordnik.com.  [South Africa Strike Exposes Divisions] Reference

Zuma has been charged with corruption, money laundering, fraud and racketeering in relation to the multi-billon rand arms deal.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

The deal is also contingent on reaching a deal with Colonial's creditors on refinancing the company's €6.5 billon syndicated loan.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dubai's bid for Colonial creates] Reference

The half-billon note, worth about 10 US dollars, was released together with a 200 million dollar bill, which the central bank said in.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

"Thanks to the high price of oil in the world in 2006 and 2007, revenues rose to almost 40 billon dollars (26 billion euros) in 2007,".    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

Oerlikon's sales were down 40% at 1.43 billion francs from 2.38 billon francs, while its order intake dropped 39% to 1.59 billion francs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oerlikon's CEO Steps Down; Swiss Firm to Cut 2,500 Jobs] Reference

Last month southern lawmakers approved a whopping 980-million-dollar top-up to the army's already hefty 1. 5-billon-dollar annual budget.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

France has set out to raise €35 billon for a national loan to fund strategic investments — investments obviously hand-picked by a certain Nicholas Sarkozy.    From Wordnik.com.  [State Capitalism: Free Trade's Real Enemy] Reference