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Standard & Poor’s introduces the S&P 500 index, one of the most important stock market indices, which will become a key tool for investors worldwide to gauge the markets. 4 March 1957
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Nintendo launches the Switch, a console that combines home and handheld play. The idea will enjoy enormous commercial success and change the shape of the market. 3 March 2017
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The first Starbucks store opens in Seattle. A small coffee company will grow into a global symbol of lifestyle, taste and coffee culture. 30 March 1971
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Lee Byung-chul founds Samsung in Korea, initially as a small trading company dealing in groceries and dried goods. From that day on, Samsung will grow into a technology giant, a leader in smartphones, televisions and semiconductors, touching the daily lives of millions of people around the world. 1 March 1938
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Charles Rolls and Henry Royce join forces and found Rolls-Royce Limited, a marque that will become synonymous with the ultimate in automotive luxury and engineering. 15 March 1906
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Samuel Moore Walton is born in the USA, the entrepreneur who will found Walmart and change forever the way the world shops, building the largest retail network in the world with an emphasis on low prices and vast reach. 29 March 1918
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