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Oil tycoon Harold Hamm reportedly tried to get scientists fired over their earthquake research
2015-05-16 09:49:37| Electronics - Topix.net
Harold Hamm, the CEO of oil company Continental Resources, tried to get scientists at the University of Oklahoma fired after the presented research that increased seismic activity in the Midwest is linked to wastewater disposal from fracking, according to ...an e-mail obtained from the university by Bloomberg News via a public records request says Hamm used a blunt approach during a 90-minute meeting last year with the dean whose department includes the geological survey.
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South African tycoon buys New Look
2015-05-15 10:58:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Fashion retailer New Look has been bought by a South African billionaire in a deal worth almost 800m.
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Tycoon sells tyre firm for 50m
2015-05-06 18:07:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
One of Scotland's most successful entrepreneurs has sold his tyre-fitting business for 50m to Michelin.
FBI: Tycoon Was Extorted By Gay Porn Star
2015-04-03 23:42:08| Biotech - Topix.net
APRIL 3--A business tycoon gave a gay porn star $500,000 and a luxury automobile in hush money payments after being threatened with the exposure of details of his paid sexual liaisons with the accused extortionist and other X-rated performers, according to sources and court records. The alleged shakedown scheme resulted in the arrest last month of Teofil Brank, a 25-year-old Los Angeles man known professionally as "Jarec Wentworth."
US tycoon Donald Trump in talks with Ryanair to bring more flights back to Prestwick Airport
2015-03-29 22:32:13| Airlines - Topix.net
THE billionaire businessman is keen to support Prestwick Airport as it is close to his newly-acquired championship golf course at Turnberry. On a visit to Scotland, the US tycoon said he wants more flights into the hub for tourists and golfers after buying Turnberry.
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