Stocks that have been the direct benefactors of the booming Chinese economy in recent years were hammered the hardest, such as South Koreas steelmaker POSCO, which lost 5.2%, to close at 353,000 won ($374.83), the Australian mining giant, BHP Billiton, which lost 6.0%, to end at $27.13 Australian ($21.38), and its rival, Rio Tinto, which skidded 5.0%, to close at $75.60 Australia ($59.58).
Wealthy benefactors inevitably direct their funding toward their personal enthusiasms.
Quvenzhané Wallis, the child star of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," plays the title role in the musical remake "Annie" (Dec. 19), directed by Will Gluck and co-starring Jamie Foxx as the orphan's wealthy benefactor.
These three benefactors give the show a flavor of the monied elite in direct opposition to the ideals of many artworks within the show. .
"Namedropping," directed by Marcia Jean Kurtz, delivers revealing anecdotes, too, about Richard Burton, Fay Wray, Mel Tormé, the producer Alexander H. Cohen, and George C. Scott, a generous benefactor of the Fortune Society.
Guide, Benefactor and Hon.
A benefactor? A...butcher?
They needed benefactors, and what better benefactor than a king.
Man's greatest benefactor?
Teacher, artist, benefactor.
