Consumer & Media

Billionaire Andelson builds new casino

Filed under Consumer & Media, Sheldon Adelson - Las Vegas Sands
May 18, 2007 3:13 pm

The man who built a gambling empire to become the sixth-richest person in the world learned about the law of averages six decades ago at the Allentown Fair. At least ... Read more »

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Lin Daiyu actress and advertising billionaire dies at 42

Filed under Consumer & Media, Lin Daiyu, Accidents & deaths
4:38 am

Chen Xiaoxu became a household name in China in the 1980s after being cast the lead role as Lin Daiyu in the TV play “Dream of the Red Mansion”, an ... Read more »

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Spike Lee, Italian Billionaire Take on YouTube

Filed under Consumer & Media, Deals, Silvio Scaglia -FASTWEB
3:25 am

A startup called Babelgum is looking to make splash in the  world of online video sites.  Babelgum site’s founder and  chairman, Silvio Scaglia decided to make Babelgum a big player and directly compete with ... Read more »

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Profile of Howard Schultz of Starbucks

Filed under Profiles, Howard Schultz - Starbucks, Consumer & Media
May 9, 2007 11:59 am

  Born in 1952 and raised on a Brooklyn housing project, Schultz got to university on a football scholarship and worked his way up to domestic manager for Hammarplast, a ... Read more »

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