1948. Xerox employs 5000 scientists and engineers worldwide.

Landlord. A lease is a legal binding contract between the landlord and the tenant(s).

Phone Book Business. Qwest operates in 14 western states.

STRIPS. "STRIPS" stands for Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities.

Watch List. On the watch list are takeover targets, companies planning to issue new securities, or stocks showing unusual activity.

One Day. NYSE Euronext are the world's biggest stock market operators.

General Motors. William Durant founded GM in 1908.

AAA. Moody's ranks commercial credit-worthiness and holds a 40% share in the world credit rating market.

Teacher. All 50 states have demanding requirements of those who wish to be certified as teachers.

Reverse Split. A reverse split results in fewer shares but the value of each share is adjusted so maintain its value.

12 Months. A fiscal year doesn't necessarily have to be a calendar year and can vary between businesses and countries.

Gnome. "Freddie Mac" is the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

Energizer Batteries. In 2003, Energizer purchased razor manufacturer Schick, in order to counter rival Duracell's ownership of Gillette.

Arbitrage. Arbitrage takes advantage of a price disparity between two or more markets in order to profit.

Lowe's. Prior to becoming CEO of Lowe's, Ellison served as the CEO for J.C. Penney.

Metromedia. John Werner Kluge ranked 25th on "Forbes" 2006 Rich List calls Palm Beach, FL home and was worth $9.1 billion.

1947. The first documented use of the word "microwave" occurred in 1931.

NASDAQ. NASDAQ, the first electronic stock market, did not actually connect buyers and sellers, but was more of an electronic bulletin board.

PepsiCo. While under Nooyi's 12-year tenure, PepsiCo sales grew 80%.

Gwen Stefani. The name L.A.M.B. stands for "Love. Angel. Music. Baby.", the name of Stefani's first solo album.