For instance, at Goldman revenue growth is down 31% over the three-year period from 2010 through the first half of 2012, but headcount growth is down just 1% in the same period.

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The smartphone application processor market saw strong growth of 61% in the first half of 2012 over the same period last year, according to a recent report by Strategy Analytics.

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