The Rise and Fall of Walmart

Investing in Walmart on the day Sam Walton died would have earned a shareholder a 300 percent gain by the time this book was written. Costco's advantage is that the embodiment of their why, Jim Synigal, is still there. The new hope lies in Michael T. Duke, who took over as CEO in early 2009. He started by paying himself an annual salary of $5. 43 million. Part six, discover why. In 1971, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs made something they called the blue box. Their little give ice hacked the phone system to give people the ability to,. avoid paying long distance rates on their phone bills.