Steve Ballmer
Steven Anthony Ballmer ( BAWL-mər; born March 24, 1956) is an American businessman and investor who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft from 2000 to 2014. He is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and a co-founder of the Ballmer Group, a philanthropic…
Minor Hotels
Minor Hotels is an international hotel owner, operator, and investor headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, with more than 550 hotels in over 55 countries across Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Europe, and the Americas. Minor Hotels operates as a subsidiary of Minor International, one of the…
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian media tycoon, and was considered one of Australia's most powerful media proprietors of the twentieth century. The Packer family company owned a controlling interest in both the Nine Network and the publishing company Australian…
Automotive industry in New Zealand
The automotive industry in New Zealand supplies a market which has always had one of the world's highest car ownership ratios. At the dealership level they have maintained their old retail chains in spite of the establishment of the many new independent businesses built since the 1980s by specialists in used imports…
Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas
The Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas is an effort by the owners of the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB) to move the franchise from Oakland, California, to the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Nevada. The team was based in Oakland from 1968 through 2024, during which it won four World Series titles.
Disney+ Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar, known as JioHotstar is an Indian subscription video-on-demand, over-the-top streaming service owned by JioStar. The brand was introduced as Hotstar for a streaming service carrying content from Disney Star's (formerly Star India) local networks, including films, television series, live sports, and…
Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine
The Lawrence Weston Wind Turbine, also known as the Ambition Community Energy Wind Turbine, is a community-owned wind turbine located in Avonmouth, Bristol, England, near the Seabank Power Station. It is situated beside the A403 road and Severn Estuary, just north of the Avonmouth Docks and Chittening industrial…
SEAT
SEAT S.A. (English: ; Spanish: [ˈseat]; from Spanish Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo, lit. 'Spanish Passenger Car Company') is a Spanish car manufacturer that sells its vehicles under the SEAT and Cupra brands. Founded on 9 May 1950, it was created as a joint venture between Spain's government-owned…
Peacock (streaming service)
Peacock (also known as Peacock TV) is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned and operated by Comcast through its entertainment division NBCUniversal. Founded on April 15, 2020, and launched on July 15, 2020, the service primarily carries television shows and films from…
Musk family
The Musk family is a family with roots in South Africa, Canada, England, and the United States, whose most famous member is businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world. It also includes his parents Maye Musk, a model and author, and Errol Musk, a mine-owner, businessman and politician;…