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1Economy of the Confederate States of America — The Confederate States of America had an agrarian based economy that relied heavily on slave worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe and the northern US states. If ranked as an independent nation, it would have been… …
2Media and Publishing — ▪ 2007 Introduction The Frankfurt Book Fair enjoyed a record number of exhibitors, and the distribution of free newspapers surged. TV broadcasters experimented with ways of engaging their audience via the Internet; mobile TV grew; magazine… …
3economics — /ek euh nom iks, ee keuh /, n. 1. (used with a sing. v.) the science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, or the material welfare of humankind. 2. (used with a pl. v.) financial considerations;… …
4Business Overview — ▪ 2009 Introduction Automobiles. The American automotive industry began 2008 in precarious condition, and as the year unfolded, the situation went from bad to worse. First, gasoline prices of $3.50 to $4 per gallon throughout much of the… …
5Auctions and Collections — ▪ 1995 Introduction ART Auctions AND SALES The 1993 94 auction season was dominated by the sales of celebrity collections and the exorbitant prices paid by admiring fans for artistic mementos. Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis of Germany …
6publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …
7World Trade Center — For other uses, see World Trade Center (disambiguation). World Trade Center[1] …
8Netflix — Netflix, Inc. Type Public company Traded as NASDAQ: NFLX …
9Isles of Scilly — Scilly redirects here. For the area of Surrey, see Scilly Isles, Surrey. For the atoll in the Society Islands, sometimes called Scilly Atoll, see Manuae (Society Islands). Isles of Scilly Syllan Map of the Isles of Scilly …
10Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …
