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Amadeo Peter Giannini Biography

Amadeo Peter GianninibankerBorn: 5/6/1870Birthplace: San Jose, Calif. Leaving school at age 13, he worked for 18 years in his step-father's produce business before becoming a partner and…

Holocaust Reparations

Looted gold makes its way across half a century to compensate slave laborers by Tasha Vincent This article was posted on March 15, 1999. Holocaust survivor Estelle Sapir displays a photo of…

Economic Indicators for Consumers

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Web: www.rich.frb.org/ Investors should follow economic news, since the health of the economy affects individual investments. Yet, sometimes press reports…

A Brief History of Checking

No one is quite sure when the first checks appeared. Some experts think the Romans may have invented the check about 352 B.C. But even if that were true, the idea apparently didn't catch on…

Baron Guy de Rothschild Biography

bankerDied: June 12, 2007 (Paris, France) Best Known as: head of French banking dynasty Heir to the House of Rothschild and head of French bank dynasty. His…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 25, 1804

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 24, 1804June 26, 1804June 25, 1804 Monday June 25th a heavy fog Detaind us about an hour Set out passed the Isd on a course from the last…

How to Stop Thieves From Using Your Checks

Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Don't have your Social Security or driver's license number imprinted on your checks. These numbers, combined with other information on your…