Category: businessman

A Christmas Carol

This film is only available in the United States because of territorial licensing. Made-for-television version of the Charles Dickens classic of the same name. Ebenezer Scrooge is a hard-nosed, single-minded businessman in Victorian London. He has disowned his only living relative, his nephew Fred, and generally treats everyone he meets with extreme contempt. He hates…


Three Guys Named Mike (1951)

A flight attendant becomes romantically involved with an airline pilot, a college professor, and a successful businessman, all of whom are named Mike. After the three find out about one another, she must decide which one she loves the most, which won’t be easy. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch…


German Businessman on Private Jet That Crashed in Baltic

RIGA—A prominent German businessman was aboard the private jet that crashed into the Baltic Sea off Latvia after flying half way across Europe from Spain without responding to controllers’ calls, his company, Quick Air, said on Monday. The jet, an Austria-registered Cessna 551, left Jerez in southern Spain on Sunday afternoon, turning at Paris and…


Colombian Businessman Carlos Ardila Lulle Dies Age 91

BOGOTA—Carlos Ardila Lulle, one of Colombia’s richest businessmen and owner of a conglomerate including sugar mills, broadcasters, and a soccer team, died on Friday of natural causes aged 91 years old, the company said. Ardila Lulle, who was born in 1930 in the city of Bucaramanga, died in a hospital in Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city,…


Trudeau Condemns Chinese Court’s 11-year Sentence in Canadian’s Espionage Case

BEIJING—Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a Chinese court’s sentencing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor to 11 years in prison for espionage on Wednesday was “absolutely unacceptable” and called for his immediate release. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also condemned the sentencing in a statement, saying that proceedings against Spavor and another Canadian charged…


Lebanese PM-designate Mikati Aims to Form Government to Implement Reform Plan

BEIRUT—Lebanese businessman Najib Mikati secured enough votes in parliamentary consultations on Monday to be designated the next prime minister, and now faces the difficult challenge of forming a viable government to tackle a financial crisis. Mikati has been prime minister twice before and, unlike many Lebanese leaders, does not represent a political bloc or hail…