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capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
The visas provide workers with temporary stay in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Indian American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan's appointment as Trump's artificial intelligence (AI) policy adviser .
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
The emergence of a capitalist market economy put ever greater demand on quantification (the act of counting or measuring the quantity of something), calculation and bookkeeping skills.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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In another, a sociologist who embedded himself in a buzzy startup for 19 months describes how engineers cut corners to meet venture capitalists’ expectations.
—IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
The visas provide workers with temporary stay in the U.S.
Earlier this week, Indian American entrepreneur and venture capitalist Sriram Krishnan's appointment as Trump's artificial intelligence (AI) policy adviser .
—Mandy Taheri, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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During the Mao years, China styled itself as a revolutionary country, bent on challenging the existing international system and its institutions dominated by the United States and other Western capitalist countries.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
The emergence of a capitalist market economy put ever greater demand on quantification (the act of counting or measuring the quantity of something), calculation and bookkeeping skills.
—James Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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That left a landscape of haves and have-nots, with nearly 200 veteran free agents still unsigned.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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So there is a never-ending dialogue between the haves and don’t-want-to-haves, who each claim a piece of the art.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 5 Aug. 2024
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Climate change is inextricably linked to economic health and ignoring it is fiscally irresponsible.U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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This problem is still a long way away, and with more and more economic value accruing to bitcoin, the incentives will grow year by year for researchers and developers to address it. Follow me on Twitter or LinkedIn.Korok Ray, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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At the high end of commercial banking, those able to operate and service their clients globally will be well positioned.Michael Abbott, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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But just under 20% of the city’s general revenue comes from commercial property taxes, according to a report from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan public policy institute.Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025
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Butler’s current seven-game suspension will cost Butler a total of about $2.4 million in salary, although the National Basketball Players Association intends to file a grievance to dispute the suspension in hopes of recouping some of that money.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Sam Darnold’s Monday night meltdown cost him a lot of money in free agency.Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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The Big Story Elon Musk’s growing influence over Trump, D.C. The tech magnate, who once largely eschewed politics, now has a political clout of his own to throw around as President-elect Trump heads back to the Oval Office.Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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The shipping magnate — who also owns Olympiacos in Piraeus, Athens — brought the case against Irini Karipidis, chairperson of rival club Aris Thessaloniki, and three other claimants, including Ari Harow, formerly the chief of staff to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Kevin Coulson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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As one more marker of Trump’s remarkable comeback, the events surrounding his inauguration will be more celebrity-studded than the last time, along with a noticeable turnout by a cadre of tech-world billionaires.Michelle L. Price, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Many tech titans and companies poured millions into funding Trump's inaugural events and Zuckerberg will cohost a reception for Trump on Monday evening with several Republican billionaires.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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