Which financial-data company was founded by the man who later became mayor of New York?
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Bloomberg
The company bears his own name.
💡 Did you know? It is one of the most powerful firms in finance.
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Which device supplying finance professionals with market data founded the former New York mayor's fortune?
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the Bloomberg Terminal
It delivers prices, news and analysis in real time.
💡 Did you know? A subscription costs tens of thousands of dollars a year.
What triggered Bloomberg to start his company?
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the loss of his Wall Street job
With his severance he founded his own company.
💡 Did you know? The setback became his greatest success.
Which political office did Bloomberg hold from 2002 to 2013?
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Mayor of New York City
He ran the huge city for three terms.
💡 Did you know? His mayoral salary was a symbolic one dollar.
What else did Bloomberg build besides financial data?
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a media empire (news)
It includes TV, radio and the website Bloomberg News.
💡 Did you know? Thus he combines data and journalism.
What else is Bloomberg known for besides business and politics?
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as a major philanthropist
He gives billions for education, health and climate.
💡 Did you know? He gave record sums to his old university Johns Hopkins.
For which highest US office did Bloomberg unsuccessfully run in 2020?
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the presidency
He spent hundreds of millions of his own dollars on it.
💡 Did you know? The bid nonetheless failed.
Which university, his own alma mater, has Bloomberg given billions to?
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Johns Hopkins University
He is regarded as the largest single donor any US university has ever had.
💡 Did you know? Its school of public health is now called the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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Which billionaire is shown here?
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Michael Bloomberg
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