The numbers for Monday, September 9, 2013: New programs, new confidence, and new health innovations

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The age of scientist and inventor Jack Andraka. He won a prize in 2012 for developing a diagnostic test for pancreatic cancer that’s 168 times faster than current tests. And also more affordable. Hmm…what have you been up to lately? (Marketplace)

1977

The last high point for American investment in European stocks. U.S. investors are pouring cash into Europe, showing renewed confidence in the eurozone. (Marketplace)

15

The percentage of U.S. consumers who trade in their old smart phones. Abroad, that number is much higher. But Apple is hoping to change that in the U.S. by launching a new trade in program. (Marketplace)