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    Around 15% of American citizens live below the poverty line today, and many believe that raising the minimum wage will lower this number. On May 21, 2015, The Wall Street Journal published an article by Warren Buffett, “Better Than Raising the Minimum Wage.” Buffett writes about a cost effective way for Americans to receive a steadier income other than raising the minimum wage. He highlights that the everyday worker with no special skills often finds it hard to be successful. The way Buffett proposes

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    Warren Edward Buffet Warren Buffet is apparently the most successful investor in the history of the world. (1) He is the Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, USA, leading over 300,000 employees with values-based and authentic style of leadership. He makes his employees his top priority and gives them equal credit in the success he achieves. This has resulted in making the company the fifth-most-valued, in America. (2) Buffet is known for his authenticity and ethics. He is also described as generous

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    Keck Seng (Malaysia) Berhad (KSBM) is a Malaysia-based investment holding company and public listed company in Bursa Malaysia since 1976 and its stock code is 3476. KSBM formerly known as Keck Seng Malaysia which established in year 1943 and the co-founder of the company is Mr. Ho Yeow Koon. KBSM’s headquarter is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The vision of KSBM is to diversified their corporation and provide sustainable long term growth that can create value to shareholders. (KSBM, 2016) Previously

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    George Soros is one of an exclusive group of elite investors that includes Warren Buffett, Carl Icahn, Peter Lynch, William J. O’Neil, and Jack Bogle. He is a self-made billionaire with an estimated net worth of $24.9 billion, which ranks him as the 15th wealthiest person in the U.S. and the 23rd wealthiest person in the world. Soros overcame major obstacles during his teenage years to become one of the most successful businessmen in the world, and he has been able to use his wealth to fight for

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    Julia Louis-Dreyfus has succeeded in a field traditionally dominated by men. The queen television comedy will be back in April 2016 with a new season of the hit series Veep. Here are 15 things you probably didn’t know about the talented, hilarious actress. Stay tuned for part two, coming soon! Number Fifteen: She Was Rich Before She Started Acting Dreyfus was born to a very wealthy family. Her great-great-grandfather founded the Louis Dreyfus Group, which dominates the agriculture trade worldwide

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    HOLDING COMPANY A holding company is a parent company that owns sufficient voting shares in a company to control its management, governing policies. A holding company buys or otherwise obtains a majority percentage of stock in a company, which becomes and known as subsidiary company. Sometimes a pure holding company distinguishes itself by adding "Holding" or "Holdings" to its name. As per company law, a company which is controlled by another company is called as a subsidiary company and the company

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    Mark Cuban is a self-made billionaire who has made his fortune by his innovating idea; online media. He was born in July 31, 1958 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, then he grew up in a middle-class family. His grandfather immigrated into the United States from Russia, and from there the Cuban’s family started to develop. Mark was always one step forward, and always saw a way to make money. At a young age, when he was twelve years old, he sold sets of garbage bags so he can buy the shoes he likes, and

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    Bill Gates vs Mark Zuckerberg : the interesting discovery of likeness and divergence Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are two outstanding figures known for their accomplishments in the advancement of the IT world of today. When we hear about these two public figures, what comes to your mind? Well for me I think about how successful they are and how they are among the top ten richest men in the world. Although there are a lot of similarities between them but when we take a closer look at their lives

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    Anthony Petrello Anthony Petrello is easily recognized as the CEO, President and Chairman of Board of Nabors Industries ltd. According to an overview published on Zoomifo.com, the company runs the largest fleet of drilling rig in the US. Petrello was appointed as board member of the company in 1991. He was later named Nabors Industries President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2011. Petrello holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Harvard Law School as well as Master and Bachelor degree in Mathematics

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    The Greatest Salesman In The World 1) What happened to the little camel boy turned greatest salesman in the world? Hafid become successful and be the one of the most greatest salesman in the world, because his wise master pathros gave him “Ten Ancient Scrolls” which contained all the wisdom he would need to achieve his ambitions as a salesman. Hafid was supposed to read each scroll every morning and night for 30 days before moving on to the next one. 2) Why do you think this is a story

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