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1998:$1.28/Share 2011:$33.38/Share
For years there has been an urban legend that, eBay was to find Pez dispensers for the founder’s wife. The story was fabricated by a public relations manager in 1997 to interest the media and create a public buzz. Public buzz was created, helping to propel the company ... Read More
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Prolific inventor George Westinghouse (1846-1914) influenced the course of history by enabling the growth of the railroads through his inventions and by promoting the use of electricity for power and transportation. His electric company became one of the greatest electric manufacturing organizations in the United States, and his influence abroad ... Read More
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The CEO of Ziglar, Inc. talks with the Opportunist’s Managing Editor Leslie Stone about following in his famous father’s footsteps, expanding the company’s reach and why Americans should think positive about the economy.
When Tom Ziglar walked away from a professional golf career to join his father, Zig Ziglar, in ... Read More
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The iconic Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean, and linking the city of San Francisco to Marin County.
Before the Golden Gate Bridge was built, the only way to get across San Francisco Bay was ... Read More
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Liebherr T 282B: Largest Earth-hauling Truck in the World
The Liebherr T 282B is an off-highway, ultra class, rigid frame, two-axle, diesel/electric, AC powertrain haul truck designed and manufactured by the Liebherr Mining Equipment Co. in Newport News, Virginia. The T 282B is Liebherr’s largest, highest payload capacity haul truck, offering ... Read More
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SEC Litigation Update SEC v Copper King Mining Corp Alexander Lindale LLC
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Copper King Mining Corp, Alexander Lindale, LLC., Mark D. Dotson, Wilford R. Blum and Stephen G. Bennett, Civil No. 2:11-cv-00526-SA (USDC Utah, filed June 9, 2011)
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the filing of ... Read More
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Scams, Schemes & Shakedowns-Ivar Kreuger — the Match King. . . Or Who Caused the Creation of the SEC
The story of Ivar Kreuger is the story of a Swedish business genius and swindler.
Kreuger had the fantastic idea of turning his family’s match-making industry, based in provincial Sweden, into the leading provider of loans to the shattered post-war I economies of nations during the1920s.
He raised cash through a number ... Read More
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By Brent Green-
Not long ago a CEO worried about sales, his credibility on the line. He asked his public relations agency to place a story about the company’s newest product, a software program that automates decision analysis. Since the software was not fully debugged, the agency opposed early news release, ... Read More
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By Craig A. Huffman, Esquire, Managing Partner, Securus Law Group, P.A.-
Online posts lead to $5 Million defamation verdict for Seafarer Exploration Corp.
Some unknown SOB is making things up, posting it and people actually believe the spurge of postings about a CEO and a Company. Now the poster has an audience, ... Read More
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The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Ronald Abernathy and Arthur Weiss with orchestrating a $560,000 securities fraud through their company, Sovereign International Group, LLC (“SIG”).
The SEC alleges that Abernathy and Weiss fraudulently obtained investor deposits by telling investors that they would use those funds to trade securities. According to the ... Read More
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John T. Chambers rose from the ranks of computer salesmen at IBM to lead Cisco Systems, one of the most innovative and aggressive companies of the technological age. Serving as CEO since 1995, Chambers's tenaciousness and ambition were a major reason why Cisco owned the infrastructure through which over 75 ... Read More
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$40 billion dollars - that is the estimated amount scammed from some 25 million senior citizens across the country in 2010, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Why are seniors targeted by scammers? They are more likely to have substantial savings, own their homes and have excellent credit ratings. They were ... Read More
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While the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was a tragic surprise, the United States was not totally unprepared for war. Chrysler was foremost among the car manufacturers involved in the defense program, which aimed at the gradual rearmament of the country, and when the United States entered World War II, ... Read More
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Ray Kroc was born in 1902. When he was 15 years old he lied about his age and landed a job as an ambulance driver for the Red Cross. He became a salesman, initially selling paper cups. He had a chance meeting with Earl Prince, the inventor of the five-spindle ... Read More
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1983:$1.24/Share 2011:$26.86
Shortly after World War II, newly-married Ruth and Elliot Handler decided to start a business out of the garage of their Southern California home. Though Mattel is best known as a toy maker, the brand initially produced and sold picture frames. Shortly after opening for business, Handler began making ... Read More
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In 1869, fruit merchant Joseph Campbell and icebox manufacturer Abraham Anderson started the Anderson & Campbell Preserve Company in Camden, New Jersey. By 1877, the partners realized each had different visions for the company. Joseph Campbell bought Anderson’s share and expanded the business to include ketchup, salad dressing, mustard, and ... Read More
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Panda Security, one of the world’s leading providers of cloud-based security solutions, has released its ranking of the most widespread scams on the internet during the past 10 years. These include the infamous Nigerian scam, ploys involving beautiful foreign women and money mule schemes based on too-good-to-be-true job offers.
According to ... Read More
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U.S. securities regulators issued a proposal in March to curb bonuses at brokerage and investment advisory firms.
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 to issue for comment a plan for the wealth management industry that is substantially similar to one proposed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp in April for ... Read More
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The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a Depression-era relief measure established in 1935 by executive order, and was redesigned in 1939 when it was transferred to the Federal Works Agency. Headed by Harry L. Hopkins and supplied with an initial congressional appropriation of $4,880,000,000, it offered work to the unemployed ... Read More
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Liberty Ships to the Rescue in World War II
WWII in Europe was decided by the movement of material across the Atlantic from the U.S. to England. Liberty ships were crucial to this venture.
"Liberty ship" was the name given to the EC2 type ships designed for emergency construction by the U. ... Read More
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