Controversial Glencore founder Marc Rich dies at 78
The controversial founder of Swiss commodities giant Glencore, Marc Rich, who was pardoned by President Bill Clinton on his last day in office for tax evasion, has died at the age of 78, his company said on Wednesday.
The founder of the Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, Eli Hurvitz, died at the age of 79 early Tuesday at a hospital near Tel Aviv after two years of fight with cancer, according to a company spokesman.