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  2. Tonne - Wikipedia

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    The tonne (/ t ʌ n / ⓘ or / t ɒ n /; symbol: t) is a unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms.It is a non-SI unit accepted for use with SI.It is also referred to as a metric ton in the United States to distinguish it from the non-metric units of the short ton (United States customary units) and the long ton (British imperial units).

  3. Comparison of the imperial and US customary measurement ...

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    The metric ton is the name used for the tonne (1000 kg, 2 204.622 62 lb), which is about 1.6% less than the long ton. The US customary system also includes the kip, equivalent to 1,000 pounds of force, which is also occasionally used as a unit of weight of 1,000 pounds (usually in engineering contexts).

  4. American Express - Wikipedia

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    Share of the American Express Company, 1865. In 1850, American Express was started as a freight forwarding company in Buffalo, New York. [14] It was founded as a joint-stock corporation by the merger of the cash-in-transit companies owned by Henry Wells (Wells & Company), William G. Fargo (Livingston, Fargo & Company), and John Warren Butterfield (Wells, Butterfield & Company, the successor ...

  5. Ton - Wikipedia

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    The ton is derived from the tun, the term applied to a cask of the largest capacity.This could contain a volume between 175 and 213 imperial gallons (210 and 256 US gal; 800 and 970 L), which could weigh around 2,000 pounds (910 kg) and occupy some 60 cubic feet (1.7 m 3) of space.

  6. List of heaviest people - Wikipedia

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    Big Pun (1971–2000), American rapper whose weight at death was 316 kg (697 lb; 49 st 11 lb). Yamamotoyama Ryūta, heaviest Japanese-born sumo wrestler; also thought to be the heaviest Japanese person ever at 265 kg (584 lb; 41 st 10 lb).

  7. How Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway came to own 20% ... - AOL

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    Berkshire Hathaway hasn't purchased any American Express stock since the late 1990s, but its stake in AmEx has continued to increase as a result of stock buybacks. Between 1998 and 2005, Berkshire ...

  8. Kilogram - Wikipedia

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    The kilogram (also spelled kilogramme [1]) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), having the unit symbol kg. [1] The word "kilogram" is formed from the combination of the metric prefix kilo-(meaning one thousand) and gram; [2] it is colloquially shortened to "kilo" (plural "kilos").

  9. Is American Express Stock a Buy? - AOL

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    As of this writing, American Express trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.5. This represents a premium to the trailing five- and 10-year averages. This represents a premium to the trailing ...