businessman

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“We cannot continue to stay as we are for a very long time,” said Faisal Al-Mutawa, a top businessman whose family has imported consumer goods for generations and wants less government control of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“As a businessman, we’re going to promote MMA. And hopefully we can fight one day in boxing,” Paul said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Malaysia will not oppose a bid by a fugitive businessman involved in the massive 1MDB corruption scandal to seek a pardon from US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Friday.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Kovalskiy, a 60-year-old former businessman, vaulted to fame after The Wall Street Journal revealed him as the man who pulled the trigger on what Ukraine claimed as a record-breaking shot in November 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

His brand of wartime wheeling and dealing was not appropriate for a businessman in peacetime.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson