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John J. Kiernan

Irish America’s 21st Annual Wall Street 50

By Irish America Staff
September/October 2018

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The 2018 Irish America Wall Street 50 is published. View the honorees here. ℘℘℘ This year’s Wall Street 50 marks the 21st running of the list. The honorees, many the descendants of those who came here with nothing, represent some of the largest finance companies around the globe, two-thirds of the U.S. GDP with $12.8 trillion in revenues, $1.0 trillion in profits, $21.6 … [Read more...] about Irish America’s 21st Annual Wall Street 50

Wall Street's Forgotten Financial News Genius

By: Paul M. McCarthy
September / October 2018

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All but Forgotten John J. Kiernan, was a pioneer in the financial news industry and the inventor of ticker tape news. ℘℘℘ Etched against the burgeoning lower Manhattan skyline, a lone figure rowed his tiny skiff toward the white-capped inner port. This was no fitness buff; his dark suit and bowler hat rose and dipped rhythmically from one ship to another, visits to each brief … [Read more...] about Wall Street's Forgotten Financial News Genius

Wall Street’s Forgotten Financial News Genius

By: Paul M. McCarthy
September / October 2018

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All but Forgotten John J. Kiernan, was a pioneer in the financial news industry and the inventor of ticker tape news. ℘℘℘ Etched against the burgeoning lower Manhattan skyline, a lone figure rowed his tiny skiff toward the white-capped inner port. This was no fitness buff; his dark suit and bowler hat rose and dipped rhythmically from one ship to another, visits to each brief … [Read more...] about Wall Street’s Forgotten Financial News Genius

First Word:
American Dreamers

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
December / January 2018

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“Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.” —The definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams, 1931 ℘℘℘ Congratulations to our Business 100 honorees and our Keynote Speaker Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP. You exemplify our cultural heritage … [Read more...] about First Word:
American Dreamers