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Mexicana Airlines
Mexicana Airlines, oldest airline in North America, founded in 1924 in Tampico, Mex., and now headquartered in......
Michelin
Michelin, leading French brand and manufacturer of tires and other rubber products. Headquarters are at Clermont-Ferrand.......
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company that has been a key player in the computer......
Middle Passage
Middle Passage, the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World. It was one leg......
Midland Bank PLC
Midland Bank PLC, former British bank, once one of the largest in the world, that became part of HSBC Holdings......
MiG
MiG, Russian aerospace design bureau that is the country’s major producer of jet fighter aircraft. It developed......
migrant labour
migrant labour, casual and unskilled workers who move about systematically from one region to another offering......
MillerCoors
MillerCoors, American brewing company formed in 2008 through the merger of SABMiller PLC and Molson Coors. In addition......
minimum wage
minimum wage, wage rate established by collective bargaining or by government regulation that specifies the lowest......
mint
mint, in economics, a place where coins are made according to exact compositions, weights, dimensions, and tolerances,......
mise
mise, in medieval England, any outlay of money and in particular the payment of taxation. The mise rolls (rotuli......
Mississippi Bubble
Mississippi Bubble, a financial scheme in 18th-century France that triggered a speculative frenzy and ended in......
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, former American railroad founded to build the first rail line west of the Mississippi......
Mitsubishi Group
Mitsubishi Group, loose consortium of independent Japanese companies that were created out of the giant, family-owned......
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group
Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, major Japanese banking and financial institution, headquartered in Tokyo, that......
Mitsui Group
Mitsui Group, loose consortium of independent Japanese companies that were created out of the giant, family-owned......
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Japanese bank holding company, one of the largest in the world in terms of assets,......
Mobil Corporation
Mobil Corporation, former American petroleum and chemical company that joined with Exxon in 1999 to form Exxon......
Molasses Act
Molasses Act, (1733), in American colonial history, a British law that imposed a tax on molasses, sugar, and rum......
Molly Maguires
Molly Maguires, secret organization of coal miners supposedly responsible for acts of terrorism in the coalfields......
Mondelēz International
Mondelēz International is an American global snack manufacturer spun off from Kraft Foods in 2012. A leader in......
monetary policy
monetary policy, measures employed by governments to influence economic activity, specifically by manipulating......
monetary union
monetary union, agreement between two or more states creating a single currency area. A monetary union involves......
money order
money order, order on the issuer to pay a certain sum of money upon demand to the person named in the money order.......
money supply
money supply, the liquid assets held by individuals and banks. The money supply includes coin, currency, and demand......
Monsanto
Monsanto, American corporation that was a leading producer of chemical, agricultural, and biochemical products.......
Monster
Monster, American online employee-recruitment company, with headquarters in Maynard, Mass., and New York, N.Y.......
Montgomery Ward & Co.
Montgomery Ward & Co., American e-commerce company that offers such general merchandise as furniture, tools, home......
Monument Records: Roy Orbison’s Musical Landmarks
Roy Orbison’s sequence of nine Top Ten hits for Monument Records—from “Only the Lonely” in 1960 to “Oh, Pretty......
mortgage-backed security
mortgage-backed security (MBS), a financial instrument created by securitizing a pool of mortgage loans. Typically,......
most-favoured-nation treatment
most-favoured-nation treatment (MFN), guarantee of trading opportunity equal to that accorded to the most-favoured......
Motion Picture Patents Company
Motion Picture Patents Company, trust of 10 film producers and distributors who attempted to gain complete control......
motor vehicle insurance
motor vehicle insurance, a contract by which the insurer assumes the risk of any loss the owner or operator of......
Motorola, Inc.
Motorola, Inc., American manufacturer and one of the historic brands of wireless communications and electronic......
Motown
Motown, recording company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., in January 1959 that became......
MSNBC
MSNBC, American cable television news and political commentary channel launched in 1996. It is owned by NBCUniversal,......
MTV
The Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first music video broadcast on MTV (Music TeleVision) when it debuted......
MTV
MTV, cable television network that began as a 24-hour platform for music videos. MTV debuted just after midnight......
multinational corporation
multinational corporation (MNC), any corporation that is registered and operates in more than one country at a......
Munn v. Illinois
Munn v. Illinois, (1877), case in which the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the power of government to regulate private......
Muscovy Company
Muscovy Company, body of English merchants trading with Russia. The company was formed in 1555 by the navigator......
mutual fund
mutual fund, company that invests the funds of its subscribers in diversified securities and in return issues units......
Nabisco
Nabisco, former U.S. snack food and bakery product company. The National Biscuit Company was formed in 1898 when......
naira
naira, monetary unit of Nigeria. The naira is divided into 100 kobo. The naira was introduced in 1973, when the......
Napster
Napster, music file-sharing computer service created by American college student Shawn Fanning in 1999. Napster......
national bank
national bank, in the United States, any commercial bank chartered and supervised by the federal government and......
National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
National Broadcasting Co., Inc. (NBC), major American commercial broadcasting company, since 2004 the television......
National Coal Board
National Coal Board (NCB), former British public corporation, created on January 1, 1947, which operated previously......
National Intergroup, Inc.
National Intergroup, Inc. (NII), American holding company established in 1983 to facilitate the diversification......
National Labor Union
National Labor Union (NLU), in U.S. history, a political-action movement that from 1866 to 1873 sought to improve......
National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Administration (NRA), U.S. government agency established by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to stimulate......
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank, former British bank holding company with branches and subbranches in the United Kingdom......
nationalization
nationalization, alteration or assumption of control or ownership of private property by the state. It is historically......
natural resource management
natural resource management, ways in which societies manage the supply of or access to the natural resources upon......
Navistar International Corporation
Navistar International Corporation, leading American producer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and for many years......
NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal, global media and entertainment company that develops, produces, and markets news and entertainment......
NCR Voyix Corporation
NCR Voyix Corporation, American e-commerce company known for its digital banking and point-of-service retail and......
NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation, major Japanese multinational corporation, producer of telecommunications equipment and related......
Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, Union of
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE), North American trade union formed in 1995 by the......
negotiable instrument
negotiable instrument, Transferable document (e.g., a bank note, check, or draft) containing an unconditional promise......
Neiman Marcus
Neiman Marcus, prestigious department-store chain. It was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1907, and from the beginning......
Nestlé SA
Nestlé SA, multinational manufacturer of food products. It is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, and operates......
Netflix
Netflix, Inc. is a media company based in Los Gatos, California, that was founded in 1997 by American entrepreneurs......
Netscape Communications Corp.
Netscape Communications Corp. , American developer of Internet software with headquarters in Mountain View, California.......
networking
networking, the development, maintenance, or use of social or professional contacts for the purpose of exchanging......
New England, Council for
Council for New England, in British American colonial history, joint stock company organized in 1620 by a charter......
New York Central Railroad Company
New York Central Railroad Company, one of the major American railroads that connected the East Coast with the interior.......
New York indictment of Donald Trump
On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president to be convicted of criminal charges after......
New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), one of the world’s largest marketplaces for securities and other exchange-traded......
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Company, American railroad that began operations between Buffalo, N.Y.,......
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, American railroad operating in southern New England and New......
New Zealand Company
New Zealand Company, (1839–58), British joint-stock company responsible for much of the early settlement of New......
New Zealand Labour Party
New Zealand Labour Party, political party established in 1916 in a merger of various socialist and trade-union......
News Corporation
News Corporation (“News Corp”) is a multinational media and information services conglomerate that was originally......
Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc., is one of the largest and best-recognized global sports and athleticwear brands. Its extensive lineup......
Nikkatsu Motion Picture Company
Nikkatsu Motion Picture Company, Japan’s oldest motion-picture company. Established as an independent company in......
Nikkei
Nikkei, Japan’s most widely respected daily business-oriented newspaper. It deals principally with commerce, industry,......
Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai
Nippon Hōsō Kyōkai (NHK), public radio and television system of Japan. It operates two television and three radio......
Nippon Steel Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japanese corporation created by the 1970 merger of Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and......
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Japanese telecommunications company that almost monopolizes Japan’s......
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japanese industrial corporation that manufactures automobiles, trucks, and buses under......
NKK Corporation
NKK Corporation, major Japanese industrial company and one of the country’s largest steelmakers. Headquarters are......
Nobel Foundation
Nobel Foundation, private institution founded in 1900 to coordinate the various provisions of the will of Alfred......
Nonimportation Agreements
Nonimportation Agreements, (1765–75), in U.S. colonial history, attempts to force British recognition of political......
Nonpartisan League
Nonpartisan League, in U.S. history, alliance of farmers to secure state control of marketing facilities by endorsing......
Norfolk and Western Railway Company
Norfolk and Western Railway Company, former American railroad that originated as an eight-mile single-track line......
North West Company
North West Company, Canadian fur-trading company, once the chief rival of the powerful Hudson’s Bay Company. The......
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Northern Pacific Railway Company, one of the northern transcontinental railroads of the United States, operating......
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Northrop Grumman Corporation, major American manufacturer specializing in defense and commercial aerospace, electronics,......
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Northwest Airlines, Inc., American airline founded in 1926 as Northwest Airways, Inc., and incorporated on April......
Norwest Corporation
Norwest Corporation, former American holding company that owned subsidiary commercial banks in a number of western......
Novartis AG
Novartis AG, Swiss company that is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pharmaceuticals. It was formed in......
Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk A/S is an international pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing corporation established......
NRW.BANK
NRW.BANK, major German commercial and investment bank. Its owners (guarantors) are the state of North Rhine–Westphalia,......
nuevo sol
nuevo sol, monetary unit of Peru. It is divided into 100 centimos. The sol was introduced as the currency of Peru......
NVIDIA Corporation
NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is an American semiconductor company and a leading global manufacturer of high-end graphics......
NYSE Amex Equities
NYSE Amex Equities, major U.S. stock exchange that also handles trades in options, exchange-traded funds (ETFs),......
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Occidental Petroleum Corporation, major American petroleum-producing company. Headquarters are in Los Angeles.......

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