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Photos of late Fed chair Alan Greenspan through the years
Former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan, whose long tenure at the U.S. central bank earned him the nicknames “Oracle” and “Maestro,” died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 100.
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Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve chair for 18 years, died Monday at age 100 from Parkinson's complications. His market-friendly economic philosophy shaped three decades of financial deregulation, influencing fintech frameworks and venture funding decisions for tech entrepreneurs and CTO teams.
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