Old Businesses
This American industrialist revolutionized car manufacturing with the assembly line in the early 20th century.
Henry Ford
This financial ratio, often abbreviated P/E, compares a company’s stock price to its earnings per share
Price to Earnings ratio
This rapper created Beats Electronics, later sold to Apple
Dr.Dre
2013 Leonardo DiCaprio film is based on the rise and fall of stockbroker Jordan Belfort
Wolf of Wall Street
This self-made billionaire founded Microsoft at age 20 and pledged to donate most of his wealth through the Giving Pledge.
Bill Gates
This 19th-century steel magnate built the largest steel company in the U.S. and was a major philanthropist.
Andrew Carnegie
refers to a company’s first public stock offering
IPO (Initial Public Offering)
This pop star built a billion-dollar beauty empire called Fenty
Rihanna
This 2015 film starring Christian Bale and Steve Carell explains how a few investors profited from the 2008 financial crisis
The Big Short
This “Oracle of Omaha” is known for value investing and runs Berkshire Hathaway
Warren Buffett
This 19th-century oil tycoon controlled Standard Oil, eventually leading to one of the first major antitrust cases in U.S. history.
John D. Rockefeller
A short, high-impact business summary for investors
Elevator Pitch
This actor and tequila brand founder sold Casamigos for $1 billion
George Clooney
2015 film follows the story behind the creation of McDonald’s
The Founder
This Chinese billionaire founded Alibaba and Ant Group but largely disappeared from public life after criticizing China’s regulators.
Jack Ma
In the late 1800s, this company pioneered canned foods and mass distribution, transforming how Americans ate.
Heinz
This modern financial term describes unregulated digital assets that use blockchain to represent ownership of unique items, from art to music
NFTs (non-fungible tokens)
Before acting, this “Shark Tank” investor made millions with The Learning Company
Kevin O'Leary
This 2000 movie about a crooked brokerage firm introduced the term “pump and dump” to many viewers.
Boiler Room
This luxury tycoon, head of LVMH, made his fortune by acquiring brands like Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Tiffany & Co
Bernard Arnault
This 17th-century company issued some of the first stocks and bonds traded on a formal exchange, laying the groundwork for modern finance.
Dutch East India Company (VOC)
This economic term describes a market dominated by a small number of powerful firms, such as the airline or smartphone industries
oligopoly
This former NFL quarterback became a major investor in Turo and Lyft, and launched a vegan food brand called Mose.
Colin Kaepernick
This 2009 film stars George Clooney as a corporate downsizer who travels the country firing employees
Up in the Air
This fashion billionaire, known for an ultra-private lifestyle, founded Inditex, the parent company of Zara
Amancio Ortega