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John Andrew SULLIVAN, Congress, MA (1868-1927)
SULLIVAN John Andrew , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., May 10, 1868; attended the common and high schools; was graduated from the Boston University Law School in 1896…Lewis Kirby ROCKEFELLER, Congress, NY (1875-1948)
ROCKEFELLER Lewis Kirby , A Representative from New York; born in Schenectady, N.Y., November 25, 1875; attended the public schools; was graduated from New York State College, Albany, N.Y., in 1898…Stock Market
The Biggest One-Day Declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Dow 101 Top NYSE Stocks by Dollar Value Most Active NYSE Stocks in Share Volume Top Ten NASDAQ Stocks by Market Value,…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…New Deal
(Encyclopedia) New Deal, in U.S. history, term for the domestic reform program of the administration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt; it was first used by Roosevelt in his speech accepting the…Securities and Exchange Commission
(Encyclopedia) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), agency of the U.S. government created by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and charged with protecting the interests of the public and…commerce, in economics
(Encyclopedia) commerce, traffic in goods, usually thought of as trade between states or nations. Engaged in by all peoples from the earliest times, it has been carried on in some areas and by some…corporation
(Encyclopedia) corporation, in law, organization enjoying legal personality for the purpose of carrying on certain activities. Most corporations are businesses for profit; they are usually organized…Notable Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court,<br /> 2007–2008 Term
The following list includes the major decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2007–2008 term, and the number of votes on rulings that include execution, finance, rape…The Devil's Dictionary: Wall Street
by Ambrose Bierce WARWALL STREET -n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in…Trending
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