130 Facts About Business

1. On January 8, 2008, Howard Schultz returned as CEO of Starbucks after an eight-year hiatus.

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2. Mark Zuckerberg is one of the most recognizable CEOS in the world, and what he has achieved at 32 years old is pretty staggering.

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3. Mark Cuban is an American businessman and investor.

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4. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, according to Jack Nicklaus, "loves the game of golf more than he loves money".

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5. Elon Musk is an entrepreneur who has the ability to see past shortsighted goals.

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6. On January 8, 2008 Howard Schultz returned as CEO of Starbucks after an eight-year hiatus.

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7. Indra Nooyi served as CEO for 12 years, 7 years longer than the average CEO tenure at large companies according to an Equilar study.

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8. Warren Buffett proceeded to wax poetically about Jack as a hero who added more value to investors' wallets than anyone in history.

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9. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative acquired the former Hotel Delmonico in Manhattan in 2002.

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10. Jamie Dimon received a $23 million pay package for the fiscal year 2011, more than any other bank CEO in the United States.

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11. In 1966, Bristol businessman Tony Bullimore opened The Bamboo Club in Portland Square, St Pauls, which— in a first for Bristol—welcomed Afro-Caribbean people.

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12. Elon Musk has "deleted" all of his titles at Tesla to become "nothing", the entrepreneur claimed on Monday.

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13. Elon Musk is known as being more hands-on than your typical CEO drawing on his engineering background to get in the weeds refining Tesla products.

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14. In October 2016, it was revealed that Trump Entrepreneur Initiative had claimed a loss of $916 million on his 1995 tax returns.

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15. In 1981, Trump Entrepreneur Initiative purchased and renovated a building that would become the Trump Plaza, on Third Avenue in New York City.

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16. Elon Musk is CEO of both the companies, looking after them gives the young man a hard schedule.

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17. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative builds on previous White House efforts to help women internationally.

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18. Carlos Ghosn was promoted to CEO of Nissan in 2001, and then made the unusual move of taking on the role of Renault CEO in 2005.

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19. Elon Musk was ousted in October 2000 from his role as CEO due to disagreements with other company leadership, notably over his desire to move PayPal's Unix-based infrastructure to Microsoft Windows.

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20. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative contended that the agreement would harm the American economy and was in other respects unfair and even demeaning to the United States—historically the largest emitter of greenhouse gases and in the early 21st century the second largest emitter after China.

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21. Bill Browder is surprisingly calm for a former ­hedge-fund manager who went from Russia's largest foreign investor to Russia's most wanted man.

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22. In late 2018, Meg Whitman announced that she was to be the first employee and CEO of Jeffrey Katzenberg's new video streaming platform Quibi.

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23. Arron Fraser Andrew Banks, occasionally known as Aaron Banks, [50] is a British businessman and political donor.

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24. Carlos Ghosn is chairman and CEO of the RenaultNissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, the strategic partnership overseeing Nissan, Mitsubishi and Renault through a unique cross-shareholding agreement.

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25. In 2018 Elon Musk left the OpenAI board to avoid possible future conflicts with his role as CEO of Tesla as Tesla increasingly becomes involved in AI.

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26. Howard Schultz announced in 2000 that he was stepping down as CEO but would remain as chairman.

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27. Howard Schultz was the former owner of the Seattle Supersonics before becoming the CEO of Starbucks.

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28. The number of golf courses that Trump Entrepreneur Initiative owns or manages is about 18, according to Golfweek.

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29. On June 1, 2000, Howard Schultz stepped down as CEO of Starbucks, moving to the new position of chief global strategist to help the company expand internationally.

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30. In November 2014, Steve Wynn ranked 17th on Harvard Business Review's list of 100 best-performing CEOs in the world.

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31. In 2018 Elon Musk left the OpenAI board to avoid "potential future conflict" with his role as CEO of Tesla as Tesla increasingly becomes involved in AI.

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32. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative acquired an old, vacant, 70-story office building at 40 Wall Street in Manhattan in 1996.

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33. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative has licensed his name and image for the development of a number of real estate projects including two Trump-branded real estate projects in Florida that have gone into foreclosure.

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34. Meg Whitman became CEO of Hewlett Packard in 2011 and oversaw its split into two companies—the PC and printer business HP Inc and the enterprise company HPE—in 2015.

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35. Tim Cook was appointed CEO in 2011 when Steve Jobs stepped away from the company as his health worsened.

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36. Jerry Jones is a businessman, who is best known as the owner, president, and general manager of the Dallas Cowboys.

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37. Warren Buffett is the most successful investor of all time.

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38. Steve Wynn has resigned as CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts, the company announced Tuesday.

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39. Bill Browder is surprisingly calm for a former—hedge-fund manager who went from Russia's largest foreign investor to Russia's most wanted man.

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40. Howard Schultz was ostensibly at the theater to sell books, but the conversation never veered too far off the former Starbucks chairman and CEO's announcement a week ago that he is considering running for president as a centrist independent.

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41. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative married the American actress Marla Maples after she gave birth to Trump's fourth child, Tiffany, in 1993.

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42. Owen Oyston was instrumental in the club bringing in Latvian businessman Valeri Belokon to invest into the club in 2006.

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43. Carlos Ghosn is CEO and chairman of Renault, and he is chairman of Mitsubishi.

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44. On Sunday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared photos and video of the company's Starship Raptor engine firing in its first ground test.

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45. Stephen Curry is an investor and the leading brand ambassador for Palm, which is a small startup based in San Francisco which licenses the Palm name from TCL Corporation.

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46. Mark Cuban was born on July 31, 1958 and is an American businessman and investor.

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47. Dolly Parton is recognized as a businesswoman, actress, humanitarian and author.

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48. Carlos Ghosn stepped down as CEO of Nissan on 1 April 2017, while remaining chairman of the company.

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49. Jeff Bezos is the founder, chairman, CEO, and president of Amazon.

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50. Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, businesswoman, fashion designer as well as a singer.

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51. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative has invested in funds that focus on middle and smaller sized businesses such as Tesla Motors, the electric car maker and has invested internationally in a number of emerging market, growth and hedge funds located in Europe and Asia.

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52. In 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook came out as gay, making him the first CEO of a major company to do so.

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53. George Soros is a Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, political activist, author and a philanthropist.

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54. On December 01, 2016, CEO Howard Schultz announced that he would step down next year.

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55. Alan Sugar is a business magnate, media personality and political advisor from the UK.

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56. President Trump Entrepreneur Initiative teased the program in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

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57. Jamie Dimon was, briefly, the chairman and co-CEO of Salomon Smith Barney Holdings, before the merger and formation of Citigroup.

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58. Steve Wynn has resigned as the CEO and chairman of the board of Wynn Resorts.

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59. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative narrowed the case to five of the plaintiffs' original fourteen charges.

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60. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative responded that Trump Entrepreneur Initiative University was "a small business" and student evaluations were overwhelmingly positive.

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61. Elon Musk assumed leadership of the company as CEO and product architect, positions he still holds today.

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62. Carlos Ghosn started his automotive career at Michelin, progressing from a plant manager in France to the CEO of Michelin North America by 1990, at the age of 36.

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63. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative marketed his name as a brand in numerous business ventures including Trump Financial, a mortgage company, and the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, an online education company focusing on real-estate investment and entrepreneurialism.

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64. Arron Fraser Andrew Banks is a British businessman and political donor.

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65. Howard Schultz resigned as CEO of Starbucks and took an executive chairman position in April 2017.

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66. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative's promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University.

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67. In 1969, George Soros set up the Double Eagle hedge fund with $4m of investors' capital including $250,000 of his own money.

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68. Mary Barra was chosen as CEO for her drive, not her gender.

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69. Jeff Bezos is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist and billionaire who is the CEO, chairman and founder of the world's largest e-commerce company and online shopping retailer, Amazon.

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70. Arron Fraser Andrew Banks was born on March 1966 and is a British businessman and political donor.

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71. In 1966, Bristol businessman Tony Bullimore opened The Bamboo Club in Portland Square, St Pauls, which— in a first for Bristol—welcomed Afro-Caribbean people.

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72. George Soros is one of the world's most influential investors and philanthropists.

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73. Donald Trump Entrepreneur Initiative is an American businessman, former television personality, and the 45th President of the United States.

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74. Howard Schultz is the CEO of Starbucks Corporation, the largest coffeehouse in the world with more than 23,000 locations.

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75. Reed Hastings is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Netflix and serves on the boards of Facebook and a number of non-profit organizations.

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76. Carlos Ghosn was the first foreigner to become CEO of a major Japanese company.

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77. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative gave his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his daughter Ivanka Trump prominent roles as senior adviser to the president and assistant to the president, respectively.

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78. In February 2017 Carlos Ghosn announced he would step down as CEO of Nissan on April 1, 2017, while remaining chairman of the company.

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79. In 2016, Lindsay Lohan pivoted, choosing to focus on her career as a businesswoman over her acting career.

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80. Carlos Slim Helu is a Mexican business magnate, engineer, investor and philanthropist.

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81. Indra Nooyi ascended to the CEO's office at PepsiCo in 2006 after 12 years with the company and is credited with being the catalyst for a company-wide initiative to reduce the sugar and sodium content in Pepsi-branded beverages and snacks.

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82. At the opening presentation, Trump Entrepreneur Initiative said: "If I had a choice of making lots of money or imparting lots of knowledge, I think I'd be as happy to impart knowledge as to make money".

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83. Mark Cuban is one of the main "shark" investors on the ABC reality television series, Shark Tank.

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84. Richard Branson is an English business magnate, philanthropist, and investor.

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85. Jamie Dimon became the president and chief operating officer of JPMorgan Chase after the merger, and he stepped in as CEO in 2006.

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86. Ivanka Trump Entrepreneur Initiative told reporters on a call Wednesday that the initiative would cement America's status as "the most generous" nation on Earth, according to The New York Times.

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87. Elon Musk is barred from being chairman for another three years but will retain his post as CEO.

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88. Marc Benioff was named Businessperson of the Year by Fortune readers, one of the Best CEOs in the World by Barron's, and he received The Economist's Innovation Award.

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89. Jamie Dimon is chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, the largest of the big four American banks, and previously served on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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90. In 1966, Bristol businessman Tony Bullimore opened The Bamboo Club in Portland Square, St Pauls, which— in a first for Bristol—welcomed Afro-Caribbean people.

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91. Dan Gilbert is the founder of Quicken Loans and Rock Ventures and a successful businessman belonging to America.

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92. Stephen Curry is an investor and the main brand ambassador for Palm, which is a small startup based in San Francisco which licenses the Palm name from TCL Corporation.

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93. Howard Schultz was born on July 19, 1953 and is an American businessman and politician.

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94. Jeff Bezos was actually one of the first investors in Google.

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95. Carlos Ghosn stepped down as CEO of Nissan on April 1, 2017, while remaining chairman of the company.

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96. Elon Musk had long been interested in the possibilities of electric cars, and in 2004 he became one of the major funders of Tesla Motors, an electric car company founded by entrepreneurs Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning.

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97. Marc Benioff is the founder, chairman and co-CEO of Salesforce, an enterprise cloud computing company.

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98. Melania Trump Entrepreneur Initiative became first lady of the United States upon Trump's inauguration as president in 2017.

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99. Arron Fraser Andrew Banks, known as Aaron Banks, is a British businessman and political donor.

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100. Indra Nooyi assumed the title of CEO in October 2006 and the next year became chairman of the board as well.

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101. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative was the fourth of five children of Frederick Christ Trump, a successful real estate developer, and Mary MacLeod.

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102. In 1987, at the age of 34, Howard Schultz organized a group of investors and purchased his former employer, Starbucks Coffee Company.

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103. Craig Carton provided to another investor documents referencing a purported agreement by an entity controlled by Meli to purchase millions of dollars' worth of Adele concert tickets at face value, directly from Adele's management company.

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104. Elon Musk was ousted as CEO of PayPal because he insisted on switching from Unix based infrastructure to Windows.

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105. Howard Schultz is the humanitarian CEO of Starbucks, the famous $82 billion company for coffee lovers.

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106. Jamie Dimon was on Institutional Investors lists of best CEOs in the All-America Executive Team surveys from 2008 through 2011.

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107. Alan Sugar is an English business magnate, media personality, and political advisor.

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108. Jeff Bezos meets with Amazon investors for a total of only six hours a year.

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109. Carlos Ghosn was chairman and CEO of the RenaultNissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, a strategic partnership between those automotive manufacturers through a complex cross-shareholding agreement.

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110. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative has twice tried unsuccessfully to slash USAID's budget by a third, and his "America first" foreign policy has sought to limit the United States' role as an international leader.

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111. Steve Wynn is an American business magnate best known for his high-end casinos, most notably the Bellagio.

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112. In 2009, Elon Musk was given the National Space Society's Von Braun Trophy to honor him for his outstanding leadership skills, both as the head of SpaceX and as a fearless entrepreneur.

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113. In May 2002, Elon Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, of which he is CEO and lead designer.

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114. Elon Musk is the co-founder, CEO and product architect at Tesla Motors, a company dedicated to producing affordable, mass-market electric cars as well as battery products and solar roofs.

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115. Roman Abramovich is a Russian billionaire businessman, investor, and politician.

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116. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative pledged during his campaign that he would replace the ACA with a bill that would provide better coverage at lower premiums, and he promised that no one would lose health insurance under his plan.

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117. Ivanka Trump Entrepreneur Initiative said her hope is that this effort has staying power beyond the current administration.

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118. Jerry Jones got married to businessman Jerry Jones on January 19, 1963, and they have been together ever since.

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119. Mark Cuban was an investor in Weblogs, Inc which was acquired by AOL.

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120. In February 2017, Carlos Ghosn announced he would step down as CEO of Nissan on April 1, 2017, while remaining chairman of the company.

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121. John Redwood has advised investors to avoid Britain as the country's economy "hits the brakes", ex Brexit minister Steve Baker invested £70k in a firm that sells gold to avoid the Brexit impact and Vote Leave chairman Nigel Lawson is applying for an official French residency card.

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122. Howard Schultz is an American businessman and politician.

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123. Howard Schultz was born on July 19, 1953 and is an American businessman.

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124. Trump Entrepreneur Initiative took an unusually long time to assemble his cabinet, in part because many of his nominations to positions requiring Senate confirmation were filibustered by Democrats.

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125. Marc Benioff was included in ZDNet's 2017 list "21 other CEOs we'd like to see run for president".

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126. Walt Disney CEO Bob Robert Iger said on Nov 8 the company delivered "record revenue, net income and earnings per share" for fiscal 2018.

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127. Carlos Ghosn receives numerous paychecks in his multiple roles as chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance, CEO of Renault and chairman of both Nissan and Mitsubishi.

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128. Craig Carton provided fabricated and forged documents to an investor purporting to reflect agreements for the purchase of large blocks of tickets by entities controlled by Meli or Carton.

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129. Steve Wynn resigned as the CEO and chairman of the board of Wynn Resorts in February 2018.

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130. On March 29, 2007, Slim Helu surpassed American investor Warren Buffett as the world's second richest person with an estimated net worth of billion compared with Buffet's billion.

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