Many of the trends that powered that surge — notably shifts in eating habits in fast-growing developing economies — remain in place.
The first work day after the documentary aired, more than a dozen Chinese clean tech companies saw their stock prices surge, notably electric vehicle manufacturer BYD and pollution monitoring company Sail Hero.
The Lydians were dreaded warriors on horse and chariot, controlling the middle ground between the Greeks to the west and marauding nomads and surging empires, notably the Persians, in the east.
Microsoft notably surged from the seventh to the second place in the ranking with 48.8 million viewers.
Year after year, China has proved the worriers wrong, although there have been a few missteps along the way, most notably when inflation surged temporarily and foreign exchange reserves withered in the early 1990's.
Once the nation's high tech wunderkind, California's share of new high-tech jobs has fallen to a fraction of the national average, while other states, notably Texas, Virginia, Utah and Washington have surged ahead.
(In comparison, the Amsterdam Exchange Index rose 30%, and rival Fortis added 61% to its market value last year. Other bank/insurance combines, notably Aegon, have also surged in value).
Man of the Woods single "Filthy" surged 266% — still a remarkable jump, though notably less than some of Timberlake's older singles.
Most notably, the number of personal insolvencies surged by almost 60% in 2006.
"Risky assets, notably stocks, oil and the British pound have surged whilst haven positions in gold and the Japanese yen have been liquidated".
