Bernard Marcus, Co Founder of Home Depot, Dies at 95

Bernard Marcus, Co-Founder of Home Depot, Dies at 95

His chain of warehouse-style stores used cavernous interiors and low prices to lure customers.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus dies at 95

Home Depot co-founder Bernard "Bernie" Marcus helped launch the home improvement chain in 1978.

The Home Depot Co-Founder Bernie Marcus Dies at 95

Billionaire, philanthropist and political donor Bernie Marcus died in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family.

Business - Inc. - 7 hours ago

Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus dies

Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of Home Depot who became a billionaire philanthropist and GOP donor, has died at the age of 95.

Politics - NBC News - 12 hours ago

Bernie Marcus, Home Depot Co-Founder, Is Dead at 95

In 1978, he came up with the idea of a warehouse-style store that would appeal to the do-it-yourself homeowner. With a partner’s help it became the world’s largest home-improvement retailer.

Business - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

Trump mourns Home Depot founder, GOP donor Bernie Marcus: 'An extraordinary man'

Former President Trump on Tuesday mourned “legendary entrepreneur and political genius” Bernie Marcus, the Home Depot founder and prominent Republican mega-donor who died Monday at the age of 95. ...

Politics - The Hill - 6 hours ago

Grateful Dead co-founder Phil Lesh dies aged 84

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Home Depot is both a secular and cyclical stock, Jim Cramer says

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday suggested that Home Depot is able to both grow independently of the business cycle and flourish when the economy is doing well.

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Todd Carmichael has done coffee and water. Next up? Soda.

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OpenAI Hires Co-Founder of Social Platform Rival to X

Gabor Cselle, a serial entrepreneur, was a Twitter employee a decade ago. More recently he helped start Pebble, a safety-centric competitor to Elon Musk’s X. What’s OpenAI up to now?

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

Bruce Ames, 95, Dies; Biochemist Discovered Test for Toxic Chemicals

The Ames Test offered a fast and inexpensive way to identify carcinogens, leading to the banning of chemicals linked to cancer and birth defects.

Business - The New York Times - October 21

Home Depot Plans to Make Every Employee, Including Executives, Work in Stores. It’s an Absolutely Brilliant Move

Cleaning up customer messes is a great use of time for corporate employees—seriously.

Business - Inc. - October 16

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Business - Inc. - October 17

‘Skipping the top’: Pro-Palestinian 'Uncommitted' movement co-founder won’t vote for Harris or Trump

Layla Elabed, co-founder of the Uncommitted National Movement, joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss her decision not to vote in the presidential contest and why she is using her ballot to focus on ...

Politics - NBC News - October 23

Peloton’s stock soars 30% after company names Apple Fitness+ co-founder as new CEO

Peloton announced the appointment of Peter Stern as new CEO effective Jan. 1. Stern is the co-founder of Apple Fitness+ and has done stints at Ford Motor Co. and Time Warner Cable.

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Inside Robinhood Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt’s Vision for Distributed Solar Power from Space

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Patricia Taylor, Whose Efforts to Hide Americans in Iran Were Depicted in 'Argo,' Dies at 95

A scientist, dancer, musician and host, she worked at the center of both the Iranian hostage crisis and the AIDS crisis while supporting her diplomat husband.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 18

Toni Vaz, Stuntwoman and Founder of N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards, Dies at 101

She created a program to honor Black artistic success in the 1960s. But she spent decades trying to get its organizers to recognize her role.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 19

Murray McCory, 80, Dies; JanSport Founder Created the School Backpack

He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.

Business - The New York Times - Yesterday

Teri Garr, the quirky comedy actor who co-starred in 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Tootsie,' has died

Entertainment - ABC News - October 29

Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member who co-wrote 'Box of Rain' and several other songs, dies at 84

Entertainment - ABC News - October 25

Skull found in Batavia home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866

The skull has been identified as Esther Granger, a 17-year-old girl who died in Indiana, in 1866.

Here’s who bought the L.A. home where Matthew Perry died

The Los Angeles home where Matthew Perry died last year has been sold for $8.55 million in an off-market deal, property records reveal.

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

Catastrophic Flooding in Spain Kills at Least 95 People

More than a year’s worth of rain fell overnight in some areas, washing away bridges and flooding towns.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 days ago

Flash floods kill at least 95 people in Spain

At least 95 people have been killed and many others are missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding in southern and eastern Spain, local authorities said Wednesday.

Floods in Spain’s Valencia Region Kill at Least 95

About 1,000 soldiers from emergency response units deployed to the affected areas, and the death toll was expected to rise after one of the worst natural disasters to hit the country in recent years.

World - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Devastating flooding in Spain kill at least 95 people

Flooding in eastern Spain has killed at least 95 people, with the worst damage around Valencia. The number of victims is expected to rise as search and rescue crews pull people out of the water.

Rizzo at first base for Yankees in ALCS opener against Cleveland, 16 days after fracturing fingers

Anthony Rizzo was back in the New York Yankees’ lineup for the American League Championship Series opener, just 16 days after fracturing a pair of fingers when hit by a pitch

Sports - ABC News - October 14

Marcus Smith adopts military breathing technique to improve his goal kicking

England fly-half missed crucial kicks in New Zealand Jonny Wilkinson and Leigh Halfpenny also helping Marcus Smith has adopted a military breathing technique to keep a lid on his anger – and ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

‘Not where England is at’: Marcus Trescothick talks up ailing ODI team

Defeat by West Indies was 12th in their past 18 one-dayers Strategy of prioritising youth affecting England results England’s interim head coach Marcus Trescothick has insisted that Thursday’s ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

‘She did not even attend his funeral’: My friend married in secret and suddenly died. Does his widow inherit his $1 million home?

“His parents paid for the $50,000 down payment to the house when they purchased it 30 years ago.”

Business - MarketWatch - October 26

Ukraine and Russia Swap 95 Prisoners of War on Each Side

World - Yahoo News - October 19

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