Category: Economy
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NASDAQ
The NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) is a stock exchange opened in 1971, currently the second largest stock market in the United States, by volume traded, behind the New York Stock Exchange. It is the largest electronic stock market in the world. Since the beginning of 2008, the stock exchange has belonged…
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FedEx
FedEx Corporation (IATA: FX; ICAO: FDX) is an American company and airline specializing in the international transportation of cargo, based in Memphis, Tennessee. Its name is the syllabic abbreviation of Federal Express, a name it officially used from 1973 to 2000. Creation 1971 Founders Frederick W. Smith Key figures David J. Bronczek Legal form Delaware…
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CAC 40
The CAC 40 is the main stock market index of the Paris Stock Exchange. Its ISIN code is FR0003500008 and its ticker code is “PX1”. Stock Exchange Paris Stock Exchange, Paris Type Representative index of the national economy Operator Euronext Weighting Proportional to market capitalizations, liquidity and free float Figures Creation December 31, 1987 Number…
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Netflix
Netflix is an American multinational company created in Scotts Valley in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph belonging to the creative industries sector. It specializes in the distribution and exploitation of cinematographic and television works through a platform dedicated to video-on-demand service. It is headquartered in Los Gatos, California. Creation August 29, 1997 Key…
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CEO
A chief executive officer (CEO) or managing director (MD) in a corporate organization is a member of the board of directors of a corporation, partnership, or another similarly organized enterprise who has been given by the board of directors to which the board has been given decision-making powers over shares and structure of the company’s…
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Omegle
Omegle is a free online chat and video website that allows users to socialize with other people without registering. The service matches users randomly in one-to-one chat sessions in which they chat anonymously with the names “You” and “Strange” or “Strange 1” and “Strange 2” in the case of Spy mode. The site was created…
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F5, Inc
F5 Networks, Inc. is a transnational company specializing in application services and application delivery networking (ADN). F5 technologies focus on the delivery, security, performance, and availability of web applications, including the availability of compute, storage, and networking resources. The company is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with additional development, manufacturing and administration offices around the world.…
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Zoom Video Communications
Zoom Video Communications is an American company founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan, based in San Jose, California. It is best known for its Zoom virtual video calling and meeting system, available on desktops, laptops, smartphones and tablets. Type Publicly traded company and communication software ISIN US98980L1017 Industry videoconference Legal form Limited liability company Foundation…
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Ethereum
Ethereum is an open-source distributed system that offers the creation, management and execution of programs or contracts (smart contracts) in its own blockchain. It thus represents an alternative to the classic client-server architecture. Icon ETH, Ξ Year of publication 2015 Developers Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood, Jeffrey Wilcke Circulating supply 120,843,638 ETH (from: 19.05.2022 20:20) Blockchain…
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Amazon
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is an American e-commerce company based in Seattle. It is one of the giants of the Web grouped under the acronym GAFAM, alongside Google, Apple, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft. Created by Jeff Bezos in July 1994, the company went public on the NASDAQ in May 1997. Creation July 5, 1994 Key…