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Options Contracts: What Are They?

Posted By eBrandMe 307 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Like forwards and futures, options are financial derivatives whose value is dependent on an underlying asset. They give the owner the right -- but not any obligation -- to buy or sell a stock at a certain price by a certain date.

Imhotep: Chief Lector Priest to Pharaoh Djoser?

Posted By eBrandMe 50 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Tombs of early Egyptian kings were bench-shaped mounds called mastabas. Around 2780 B.C, Imhotep is credited with building the first pyramid by placing six mastabas, each smaller than the one beneath, in a stack to form a pyramid rising in steps.

A History of the Bronze Age: Art, Fashion and Jewelry

Posted By eBrandMe 995 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - The Bronze Age is a prehistoric period dated to approximately 3300 BC to 1200 BC. It arose following the Chalcolithic period, in which early metals of copper and gold, the first alloys of copper and tin were crafted, from which bronze is derived.

Galileo Galilei: Revolutionary Inventor, Scholar, and Researcher

Posted By eBrandMe 918 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - During his lifetime, Galileo Galilei discovered the property of pendulums, perfected the grinding of lenses, developed a theory on why the tides moved, destroyed the idea of an earth-centered universe.

Ctesibius (Ktesibios) of Alexandria: Inventor of the Hydraulis

Posted By eBrandMe 904 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - During his lifetime, Ctesibius is credited with the invention of the Hydraulis (circa 270 B.C), conducted siphon experiments that advanced steam mechanics further with a broad array of devices created by Hero of Alexandria (10-70 A.D). He is credited with having invented the first “toothed wheel” found in his water clock invention, and may have been the director of the Engineering School of Alexandria during the time of Ptolemaîos Philádelphos (who reigned from 283 to 246 B.C).

Garrett Augustus Morgan Inventor of the Three-Way Traffic Signal & Gas Mask

Posted By eBrandMe 876 days ago on all

https://bit.ly - Discover more about Garrett Augustus Morgan... the African-American inventor who patented the first traffic signal in the United States and a breathing device to protect firefighters, a precursor to the modern gas mask.

Stefan Banic: The Slovak Coal Miner Who Patented An Early Parachute

Posted By eBrandMe 861 days ago on all

https://bit.ly - Discover more about Stefan Banic, the Slovakian immigrant who patented then donated an early parachute to the American Society for the Promotion of Aviation and the Army Signal Corp.

Harriet Tubman: Humanitarian and Civil Rights Activist

Posted By eBrandMe 855 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross around 1820 in Bucktown, Maryland. She would escape to Pennsylvanian in 1849 and return to Maryland to free her family and others for the next ten years through the Underground Railroad.

Chiune Sugihara: The Japanese Diplomat Whose Actions Saved Thousands of Jews

Posted By eBrandMe 848 days ago on all

https://bit.ly - What did I learn while researching Chiune Sugihara's life? I learned that in school, the students were taught a code that had three laws: 1) Don’t be a burden to others; 2) Take care of others; 3) Do not expect rewards for your goodness. I learned that it’s always possible to stand up for what you think is right… but what made Hitler think that he was in his actions?

Jeff Bezos: Abracadabra, The Internet’s First Online Book Store

Posted By eBrandMe 820 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - This week’s LinkedIn newsletter, which has been renamed “Notable People in History,” features Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who as a toddler, took a screwdriver to his crib, taking it apart, feeling that he was too old to sleep in a “baby” crib. https://bit.ly/3FYaV58

Women’s History Month: Honoring Women of the Past, Present, and Future

Posted By eBrandMe 771 days ago on all

https://www.beyouteous.com - Celebrated in the United States and in various countries around the world, March is Women's History Month. In this post, you'll discover seven influential women who’ve left their mark in various frontiers.

Henry Ford: Inventor of the Quadricycle

Posted By eBrandMe 722 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - This week's LinkedIn newsletter features Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. He became fascinated with the steam engine after seeing one on a trip to Detroit with his father. Ford would build the Quadricycle and his use of the assembly line, above average wages, along with other innovations made automobiles affordable to the average American.

Black Tuesday: Vanished Hopes on Wall Street

Posted By eBrandMe 713 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - On Tuesday October 29, 1929, just thirty minutes after the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) opened, over 3 million stocks were sold off for a loss of over $2 billion. Losses from the stock market crash helped create the Great Depression, a 10-year economic slump that affected all industrialized countries in the world.

Fundamental Analysis: A Guide to Mastering the Essentials

Posted By eBrandMe 706 days ago on all

https://www.linkedin.com - Fundamental analysis is a method of research that studies financial information to forecast profits, supply and demand, industry strength, management ability, and other factors affecting a stock’s market value and growth potential.

Short-term thinking is not where profits are to be made. As Warren Buffett is quoted to have said, “Our favorite holding period is forever.”