amass
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One trader quickly amassed a profit of over $400,000, through a handful of well-timed bets exclusively on the possibility the U.S. would carry out a military operation in Venezuela.
From MarketWatch
Beyoncé has officially joined the billionaire club, amassing her fortune through a mix of chart-topping hits, Grammy-winning music, and savvy business ventures—much of which she’s invested in an impressive real estate empire.
From MarketWatch
One trader quickly amassed a profit of over $400,000, through a handful of well-timed bets exclusively on the possibility the U.S. would carry out a military operation in Venezuela.
From MarketWatch
That was followed by the largest military buildup the region has seen in decades, with an aircraft carrier, naval strike vessels, logistical ships and thousands of Marines amassing off the coast of Venezuela.
In the run-up to the US attack early Saturday, as Washington amassed forces in the Caribbean, the Venezuelan leader was described in US media reports as heavily reliant on advisers and bodyguards from Cuba.
From Barron's
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