Desperate to work with his idol, the ruthless corporate raider Gordon Gekko (played by Michael Douglas who won Best Actor), Fox manages to get his attention by providing insider information.
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True Tamplin,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Corporate raiders and activist investors often push long-standing companies into decisions that serve current shareholders and not the company's long-term vision.
When there was nothing left to rob, the pirates often resorted to killing.
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Lauren Vuong,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
Pretty much the entire town goes full Jack Sparrow, dressing up in pirate costumes and waving wooden swords to commemorate and exorcise the trauma of a time when attacks by the formidable Hayreddin Barbarossa, a.k.a.
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