Aaron Webber - Writer for 24/7 Wall St.
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Jan Koum is a Ukrainian-American computer programmer and billionaire. Koum was born on February 24, 1976, in Kyiv, Ukraine. He was the only child of a construction manager and housewife. Growing up...
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Sanctions are one of many tools countries have to pressure other nations into changing their behavior, along with export controls, embargoes, and other economic and political measures meant to make...
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Roman Abramovich is known as one of Russia’s most famous oligarchs. He was born in 1966 in Saratov, Russia. He became an orphan at the age of three after his mother died of blood poisoning, and his...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights Foreign approval of U.S. leadership is an important factor that U.S. leaders have to take into consideration of where to go, what to do, and how to do it. Some countries have...
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Legalizing cannabis, both recreationally and for medical use, has widespread approval across the United States. However, due to corruption, strong anti-legalization campaigns, anti-voter laws, rich...
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Kerkor “Kirk” Kerkorian was born to Armenian immigrants in Fresno, California in 1917. During World War I, his father became known as the “raisin baron of San Joaquin,” producing raisins for...
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24/7 Wall Street Insights John F. Kennedy gained widespread fame and popularity for his progressive policies and laid the groundwork for our country today. JFK’s legacy lives on long after his...
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The first woman to ever be a CEO, Katharine Meyer Graham of The Washington Post, was in 1972. To put this in perspective, the role of “Chief Executive Officer,” was used in an ordinance of United...
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24/7 Wall St. Insights The highest opinion poll results by leaders on this list are usually achieved by enacting public policy to help the lower classes or by manipulating public media and...
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If you want to get to space, you have to go fast. If you want to stay in space, you have to go even faster. And if you want to explore around large celestial objects, like a sun, and still stay in...
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When you imagine a sniper rifle, chances are the gun in your mind will resemble the Barrett M82. From movies to video games, the Barrett M82 has become an iconic weapon and the standard against which...
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24/7 Insights Dividend stocks vary between risky investments and promising long-term options, you should research any dividend stocks before investing. There is more to dividend stocks than just how...
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Granola has been around since 1863 when James Caleb Jackson invented granula. Kellogg’s picked it up in 1881 and marketed it as granola. It was the first breakfast cereal to hit the market. What we...
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You might not know the name Ursula M. Burns, but she has impacted your life whether you know it or not. Here is everything you need to know about this woman who went from the NYC projects to a CEO on...
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