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Kreuger was a Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist. In the 1920s, he was considered one of the most powerful businessmen in Europe, establishing a vast match monopoly, hence his nickname “The Match King”. Kreuger’s financial empire was built on a complex web of financial innovations, including the founding of the Swedish Match Company. […]
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Robert Kardashian was an Armenian-American attorney and businessman, most well-known for defending his friend OJ Simpson in his 1995 murder trial and of course, his marriage to Kris Kardashian (now Jenner). He is the father of Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob Kardashian, who have become outrageously famous since appearing on their reality television show, Keeping […]
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on: December, 12 2019
Submitted by: Joanne
Sieg started his first business at the early age of 17, showing his proclivity for running things for himself. He continues today running several businesses including where I work.. Helix Courier Limited which he started in 1968.
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on: January, 01 2020
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The co-founders of Boo.com, the .com flameout that vapourized 130 Million of investor funds in record time, setting the tone for the tech wreck of 2000 and beyond…
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on: January, 01 2020
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Knicknamed The Junk Bond King he worked at Drexal Burnham Lambert and helped fuel the mergers & acquisitions mania of the 1980s using high yield junk bonds. In 1989 he was indicted by a fedeal grand jury on insider trading and racketeering charges. Those charges were dropped and he pled guilty to securities fraud and […]
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on: January, 01 2020
Submitted by: Bob Sacamano
The man who single-handedly ruined England’s oldest bank, Barings, Nick Leeson made such an impession on the media that Ewan McGregor ended up playing him in the movie. In a nutshell, he made some bad derivatives trades which moved the other way on him to the tune of about 1.3 billion dollars (yes, that’s with […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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In 1994 he took over as independent counsel heading the Whitewater Investigation, and for four years hence was often seen on the evening news heading a caravan of mini-vans loaded with lots of lawyers and documents. Depending on who you ask his investigation touched on crooked real-estate deals, the suicide of Vince Foster, and for […]
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on: January, 01 2020
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His company made the cars that were in the ‘Back to the Future’ movies, but he really came into the public eye when he was arrested on felony charges for conspiracy to traffic drugs. (He was accused of trying to make a sizable cocaine deal to raise funds to save his floundering car company.) He […]
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on: December, 12 2019
