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Spielberg, Steven
(Encyclopedia) Spielberg, Steven, 1946–, American film director, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. Spielberg began his career as a television director, admired for his understanding portrayal of human character.…Morgan
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, American family of financiers and philanthropists. Junius Spencer Morgan, 1813–90, b. West Springfield, Mass., prospered at investment banking. As a boy he became a dry-goods…automobile industry
(Encyclopedia) automobile industry, the business of producing and selling self-powered vehicles, including passenger cars, trucks, farm equipment, and other commercial vehicles. By allowing consumers…Taft, William Howard
(Encyclopedia) Taft, William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th President of the United States (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30), b. Cincinnati. Taft retired from public life…Zimbabwe, country, Africa
(Encyclopedia) CE5 ZimbabweZimbabwezimˈbäbwā [key], officially Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2015 est. pop. 14,229,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the…Panama Canal
(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…Got a Yen...To Learn About Foreign Exchange?
Source: FDIC Consumer News, Spring 1995. The value of the U.S. dollar has an impact on all our lives, not just those of us who travel abroad. So what does it mean when the dollar is “up”…The Economist's Toolbox: Numbers Please: Economic Data
Numbers Please: Economic DataThe Economist's ToolboxIntroductionNumbers Please: Economic DataWatch Out! In the business press, you will read economic data. Often these data are called economic…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946)
Harry S. Truman (January 21, 1946) To the Congress of the United States: A quarter century ago the Congress decided that it could no longer consider the financial programs of the various departments…Currency by Country
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