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  2. Charles R. Schwab - Wikipedia

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    Charles Robert Schwab Sr. (born July 29, 1937) is an American investor and financial executive. He is the founder and chairman of the Charles Schwab Corporation. He pioneered discount sales of equity securities starting in 1975. His company became by far the largest discount securities dealer in the United States.

  3. Klaus Schwab - Wikipedia

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    Klaus Martin Schwab (German: [klaʊs ˈmaʁtiːn ʃvaːp]; born 30 March 1938) is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF). He has acted as the WEF's chairman since founding the organisation in 1971. In May 2024, WEF announced that Schwab will move from his role as Executive Chairman to Chairman of ...

  4. Charles Schwab Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Charles Schwab Corporation[2] is an American multinational financial services company. It offers banking, commercial banking, investing and related services including consulting, and wealth management advisory services to both retail and institutional clients. It has over 380 branches, primarily in financial centers in the United States and ...

  5. Les Schwab Tire Centers - Wikipedia

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    10,000 (2019) Website. lesschwab.com. Footnotes / references. data [1] Les Schwab Tire Centers is a tire retail chain operating in the western United States. Founded in 1952, the company is named for founder Les Schwab and is headquartered in the Central Oregon city of Bend. The private company employs over 7,000 people in nine western states.

  6. Les Schwab - Wikipedia

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    Les Schwab. Leslie Bishop Schwab (October 3, 1917 – May 18, 2007) was an American businessman from Oregon. [1] He was the founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers, a company which Modern Tire Dealer called "arguably the most respected independent tire store chain in the United States." [2]

  7. Mid central vowel - Wikipedia

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    The mid central vowel (also known as schwa) is a type of vowel sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ə , a rotated lowercase letter e, which is called a "schwa". While the Handbook of the International Phonetic Association does not define the roundedness of [ə ...

  8. Charles Schwab - Wikipedia

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    Charles Schwab. Charles Schwab may refer to: Charles M. Schwab (1862–1939), American steel magnate of Bethlehem Steel. Charles R. Schwab (born 1937), American broker and founder of the Charles Schwab Corporation. Charles Schwab Corporation, an American multinational financial services company, stockbroker and bank. Categories: Disambiguation ...

  9. Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship - Wikipedia

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    The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship is a Swiss not-for-profit organization founded in 1998 that provides platforms at regional, national, and global levels to promote social entrepreneurship. [1] The foundation is under the legal supervision of the Swiss Federal Government. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.