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1 day ago · BlackRock is the manager of the iShares group of exchange-traded funds, and along with The Vanguard Group and State Street, it is considered to be one of the Big Three index fund managers. [3] [4] Its Aladdin software keeps track of investment portfolios for many major financial institutions and its BlackRock Solutions division provides financial risk management services.
1 day ago · Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer (1 mile) northwest of Arlington County, Virginia. Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek – located 20 kilometers (13 miles) northwest of Virginia Beach. Joint Base Lewis-McChord – located 17 kilometers (11 miles) southwest of Tacoma, Washington. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling – located ...
1 day ago · Africa. Africa is the world's second largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km 2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth 's land area and 6% of its total surface area. [7] With 1.4 billion people [1] [2] as of 2021, it accounts for about 18% of the world's human ...
1 day ago · Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula ( / kəˈlɪɡjʊlə / ), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Augustus ' granddaughter Agrippina the Elder, members of the first ruling family of the Roman Empire.
1 hour ago · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
1 day ago · Von der Leyen Commission ( EPP) EPP Group – S&D – Renew. The 2024 European Parliament election is scheduled to be held from 6 to 9 June. [1] This will be the tenth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first European Parliament election after Brexit. [2] [3] This election will also coincide with a number ...
1 day ago · Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony Group Corporation. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by East Asian media, including Japanese anime, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with a Japanese branch located in Shibuya, Tokyo.
