tycoon
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Their work put Aschenbrenner in proximity to the crypto tycoon himself, then one of the world’s youngest billionaires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When a tycoon on Wall Street tells you about an exciting new invention in “financial engineering,” reach for your wallet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A South Korean court ordered an AI chip-manufacturing tycoon on Friday to make a trimmed-down $644 million divorce payment to his former wife.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Crypto tycoon Justin Sun boasted of having invested $75 million with a Trump-linked crypto firm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
As the tycoon outfitted his country estate, he demanded that every touch be just so, down to the selection of the family dog.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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Today, they are two of the Chinese artificial-intelligence tycoons who have U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Henry Ford described Five-Dollar Day in terms rarely used by industrial tycoons.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
A court has heard recordings of a former Nigerian oil minister allegedly confronting two oil tycoons from whom she is accused of accepting bribes, after their relationships had broken down.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Allen Grubman, 82, is the last of a breed of entertainment dealmakers who have represented both the talent and old-school industry tycoons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
What came out was a hodgepodge of factories, primitive huts, and fabulous ranches owned by evil tycoons who had pretty daughters.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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