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Olmert, Ehud
(Encyclopedia) Olmert, EhudOlmert, Ehudāˈkh&oomacr;d ōlˈmârt [key], 1945–, Israeli politician. After serving in the army and working as a lawyer, he won election to the Knesset in 1973 as a Likud…exchange-traded fund
(Encyclopedia) exchange-traded fund (ETF), in finance, an investment company that in exchange for the deposit of a portfolio of stocks, bonds, commodities, or other assets issues securities that…Fama, Eugene Francis
(Encyclopedia) Fama, Eugene Francis, 1939–, 1939–, U.S. economist, b. Boston, Mass., grad. Univ. of Chicago (M.B.A. 1963, Ph.D. 1964). He has taught at the Univ. of Chicago's Graduate School of…Fugger
(Encyclopedia) FuggerFuggerf&oobreve;gˈər [key], German family of merchant princes. The foundation of their wealth was laid by Hans Fugger, allegedly a weaver, who moved to Augsburg in 1367. His…Buffett, Warren Edward
(Encyclopedia) Buffett, Warren Edward Buffett, Warren Edward bŭfˈət [key], 1930–, American financial executive, b.…Tanaka, Kakuei
(Encyclopedia) Tanaka, KakueiTanaka, Kakueikäk&oomacr;ˈā tänäˈkä [key], 1918–93, Japanese political leader and prime minister (1972–74). Born to a poor rural family, he moved to Tokyo at the age…Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr., 1921–2006, American political leader and U.S. secretary of the treasury (1993–94), b. Mission, Tex. He received a law degree from the Univ. of Texas in…zaibatsu
(Encyclopedia) zaibatsuzaibatsuzīˈbäts&oomacr; [key] [Jap.,=money clique], the great family-controlled banking and industrial combines of modern Japan. The leading zaibatsu (called keiretsu after…statistics
(Encyclopedia) statistics, science of collecting and classifying a group of facts according to their relative number and determining certain values that represent characteristics of the group. The…Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron
(Encyclopedia) Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st BaronStrathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baronstrăthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier,…Trending
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