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The first cards were made of paper, with the account number and card member's name typed. In 1959, American Express became the first company to issue embossed plastic cards. [22] In 1966, American Express introduced the Gold Card for "big-spending members". [23] [24] In 1977, James D. Robinson III became chairman and CEO of the company. [25]
Massachusetts has a 6.25% state sales tax on most goods (raised from 5% in 2009). There is no sales tax on food items, but prepared meals purchased in a restaurant are subject to a meal tax of 6.25% (in some towns voters chose to add a local 0.75% tax, raising the meal tax to 7%, with that incremental revenue coming back to the town).
In May 2009, Zuckerberg said of the $200 million Russian investment, "This investment is purely buffer for us. It is not something we needed to get to cash flow positive." [79] In September 2009, Facebook became cash flow positive ahead of schedule [80] [81] after closing a roughly $200 million gap in operating profitability. [81]
In the long term, the velocity of money supply measures such as the MZM ("money zero maturity", representing cash and equivalent demand deposits) velocity is far more predictive of inflation than low unemployment. [19] [20] Some demand theory economists see the inflation barrier as corresponding to the natural rate of unemployment. The "natural ...
Ethiopian achieved its vision 2025 well ahead of time in 2018, with an average growth rate of 25% throughout the decade, a fleet size of 126, and 127 destinations during the 2019/2020 FY. [148] Its net profit in the 2018/19 financial year rose to 260 million USD, while its operating revenue rose to 4 billion USD – figures unmatched by any ...
A view of the apron of Berlin Schönefeld Airport (1990) Map showing the infrastructure of the Schönefeld area and the relationship between the new and old airports. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, and following German reunification in 1990, Berlin once again became the German federal capital; leaders made plans to recognise the city's increased importance by constructing a large ...
In 1920, the size of the 1¢ was reduced and the silver fineness of the 5¢, 10¢, 25¢ and 50¢ coins was reduced to 0.800 silver/.200 copper. This composition was maintained for the 10¢, 25¢ and 50¢ piece through 1966, but the debasement of the 5¢ piece continued in 1922 with the silver 5¢ being entirely replaced by a larger nickel coin.
--HappyCamper 03:23, 3 December 2005 (UTC) Almost forgot: REgarding Superm401's question - yes, some air will redissolve back into the water when it cools, but the difference is that the rate of freezing is significantly higher than the rate at which the air dissolves.