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Childhood of the Investment Kings

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  Steve JOBS: Steven Jobs spent his childhood in Silicon Valley.   He was the type of child who liked to stick to himself. He only did competitive swimming, and no team sports. He was interested in electronics and gadgets, because he would spend a lot of time in his neighbor's garage, who worked at Hewlett-Packard Company, (a computer company).   He attended Crittenden Middle School, but the area that the school is in is a poor area where kids were bullied. Steve was bullied at that school. It must have been too much for him because one day, he came home and told his adoptive parents that he wanted to transfer schools or he would never attend school again. He was 11 when he said this. The parents agreed and the family moved to another city, which was Los Altos, where he was able to attend Cupertino Junior High.   Later on he joined the Hewlett-Packard Explorer Club, where he saw his first computer at the age of 12.   He was impressed with the computer and knew he wanted to wo

Trading Economics for CoinMarket

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U.S. stock futures were mostly higher, one day after Wall Street skidded on reports that President Joe Biden plans to propose an increase in the capital gains tax rate to 39.6% for those earning $1 million or more, up from 20% currently. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished off their lows, declining about 1% each. The three stock benchmarks were tracking for weekly drops of more than 1%. (CNBC) Dow components American Express (AXP) and Honeywell (HON) delivered quarterly results Friday morning. Amex beat handily on profit but missed on revenue. Shares dropped nearly 4% in the premarket. Honeywell beat on both, though its stock was also lower. (CNBC) Intel (INTC) late Thursday delivered essentially flat first-quarter sales and a drop in profit in the first earnings report under new CEO Pat Gelsinger. The Dow stock declined more than 2% in premarket trading, though Intel’s per-share earnings and revenue did beat estimates. (CNBC) Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies sank Friday a