Business magnate

A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul or a tycoon, is a person who controls a large portion of a particular industry and whose wealth derives primarily from said control.

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Examples of well-known business magnates include newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst of the Hearst Corporation, oil magnate John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie of US Steel.

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Newspaper - William Randolph Hearst - Hearst Corporation - Oil - John D. Rockefeller - Standard Oil - Steel - Andrew Carnegie - US Steel

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In Russia and some other post-Soviet countries, the term "business oligarch" became popular.

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Russia - Post-Soviet - Business oligarch

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