Since I’m new, here’s a little bit about myself. I’ve lived in Austin, TX nearly all of my life and enjoy just about anything with wheels and a motor. I’ve owned quite a few cars ranging from a 07’ Porsche GT3RS to a 89’ Nissan truck (my first car). I currently daily...
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Griswold Lorrilard was the son of P. Lorillard III, member of the super-wealthy family that owned the largest tobacco company in America. The story goes that when Griswold and his buddies showed up at the Autumn Ball at the family estate in Tuxedo Park in October 1886 they created quite a...
While both are public companies, traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, about 21.7% of NTT-docomo’s shares are owned by Japan’s Ministry of Finance via their holding of NTT shares.On the other hand, Masayoshi Son owns about 21.4% of Softbank shares – almost the same ratio.One of Soft...
We are working hard to convert a once-captive full-spectrum lender to a bank-owned prime retail lender that operates under a different set of regulatory requirements. As well, we are not the only one that has recognized the value of this asset class and margins are thin, given the ...
I guess what your saying is that if you owned your own lemonaid business, and the public was willing to pay $100 for a glass of lemonaid. That you would only charge them %15 over cost as that would be the most ethical thing to do? Jeff Adams 26 Oct 05 Of course it’s not in...
> My son owned his first home by age 26. He bought his second 3 weeks before he turned 37…this January Please stop replying to me. I’ve stopped reading here as I have more interesting things to do. Anecdotes are intellectually *weak*. ...
“excess use” charges. Back in the old days I could make money by leaving it in the bank but no longer…you really are better off leaving it under the mattress unless you use a no-fees bank like ING Direct that provides a decent interest rate. Your bank charges fees for transfers ...
After the Seven Years' War the nobles, who owned nearly all the land, lacked the working capital necessary to repair and cultivate their damaged estates, and so were unable to pay their creditors44. Frederick the Great ordered the suspension of interest on all estate debts for three years. ...