Burnham
Americannoun
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Feinberg got his start as a distressed-debt trader at Drexel Burnham Lambert in the 1980s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The federal indictment makes clear that there’s intense demand for U.S. chips among Chinese AI firms, Jack Burnham, a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told MarketWatch in an interview.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
“Multiple industry players over time, particularly Nvidia, have argued that smuggling or diffusion of AI technologies to China were tall tales,” Burnham said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Burnham is yet to comment on the by-election defeat, while Sir Keir has said he will fight on despite the "disappointing" result.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
This lodging quickly became known as “the shanty,” though it had a large fireplace and an excellent wine cellar stocked by Burnham himself.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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