Topic: John D. Rockefeller

Diego Rivera murals reunited after 80 years

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five murals by Mexican artist Diego Rivera will go on display on Sunday in a new exhibit that reunites works that struck a chord across a broad social spectrum when they were unveiled during the Great Depression.The works ...
Marathon Oil (NYSE:MRO) became two companies June 30 when the refining and marketing assets of the business, commonly referred to as downstream...

Entrepreneur characteristics

The death of Steve Jobs saw huge media coverage and an outpouring of emotion across Facebook and Twitter.. . For those of us who were geeks before...
Posted on 07/08/11 at 2:03pm by John Thorpe . What is it with July 8 and the general financial and political world? There have been a handful of...
Henry Ford, Eli Lilly, John D. Rockefeller, J. Paul Getty, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates are among the legendary business figures whose...

Ten Pieces of Inspiration #3

Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire...

Has the free enterprise system prevailed?

Free enterprise is an economic engine powered by unfettered industry and profit-focused individuals. Basically, it's capitalism. Resources are...

John D. Rockefeller's Job Search as a 16-Year Old

I'm currently reading Ron Chernow's Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.*. I found the passage about Rockefeller's job search as a 16-year...

The 10 Greatest Entrepreneurs

There is a tough truth that any small business owner has to face. Even in the best of times, the vast majority of small businesses fail. In this...

Why Dividends Matter

The only thing that gives me pleasure is to see my dividend coming in." --John D. Rockefeller. . One of the simplest ways for companies to...