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| − | The '''Big Three''' was a term used to refer collectively to the leaders of the [[Britain]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union]] during the [[Second World War]]. For most of this period the Big Three were [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], but in 1945 Roosevelt died and was succeeded by [[Harry Truman]], and Churchill lost the 1945 election and was succeeded by [[Clement Attlee]]. | + | The '''Big Three''' refers to the three largest US-owned [[Automobile]] companies, [[General Motors]] (GM), [[Ford Motor Co.]] , and Chrysler (now Stellantis). |
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| − | In recent years the term refers to the three largest US-owned [[Automobile]] companies, General Motors (GM), Ford, and Chrysler.
| + | Thus [[Fox News]] headlines on Dec. 4, 2008, reported: "Detroit's Big Three Consider Bailout With Strings Attached; The Big Three automakers face a divided set of lawmakers in the first round of hearings on Capitol Hill, amid warnings that the $34 billion they are requesting is just the beginning."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/detroits-big-three-consider-bailout-with-strings-attached</ref> |
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| | + | During [[World War II]], the Big Three was a term used to refer collectively to the leaders of the [[Britain]], the [[United States]], and the [[Soviet Union]] during the [[Second World War]]. For most of this period the Big Three were [[Winston Churchill]], [[Franklin Roosevelt]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], but in 1945 Roosevelt died and was succeeded by [[Harry Truman]], and Churchill lost the 1945 election and was succeeded by [[Clement Attlee]]. |
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| − | Thus [[Fox News]] headlines on Dec. 4, 2008, reported: "Detroit's Big Three Consider Bailout With Strings Attached; The Big Three automakers face a divided set of lawmakers in the first round of hearings on Capitol Hill, amid warnings that the $34 billion they are requesting is just the beginning."<ref>https://www.foxnews.com/politics/detroits-big-three-consider-bailout-with-strings-attached</ref>
| + | In recent years the term |
| | == Institutional investors == | | == Institutional investors == |
| | Today the "Big Three" commonly refers to the three most powerful institutional investors: BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard. Together they attempt to impose [[Leftist]] environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures on public corporations, and have even published a guide for that [[liberal agenda]].<ref>https://www.weil.com/-/media/mailings/2023/q2/the-big-three--esg--a-guide-to-blackrock-state-street--vanguard-proxy-voting-policies--guidance-on-k.pdf</ref> | | Today the "Big Three" commonly refers to the three most powerful institutional investors: BlackRock, State Street Global Advisors and Vanguard. Together they attempt to impose [[Leftist]] environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures on public corporations, and have even published a guide for that [[liberal agenda]].<ref>https://www.weil.com/-/media/mailings/2023/q2/the-big-three--esg--a-guide-to-blackrock-state-street--vanguard-proxy-voting-policies--guidance-on-k.pdf</ref> |