Ida Tarbell's investigations into Standard Oil were partly responsible for later legal action by the federal government against the company.

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So, for example, at an annual expected return of 12% if I have a portfolio of stocks, bonds, and oil I can get a standard deviation of something like 8% on my portfolio.

例如，在年预期收益12%的情况下%,我有股票，债券和石油的投资组合,在这个组合里,我的投资组合可以取到8%的标准差。

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She soon found evidence that Standard Oil had been using unfair and illegal methods to destroy other oil companies.

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In nineteen eleven, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against Standard Oil because of its illegal dealings.

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Ida Tarbell charged that Standard Oil was using illegal methods to hurt or destroy smaller oil companies.

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The success of the Standard Oil Company led to the creation of trusts in other industries.

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Her reports showed that Standard Oil used illegal methods to make other companies lose business.

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After a company failed, Standard Oil would then increase the price of its oil.

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They were afraid of the Standard Oil Company and its owner,John D.Rockefeller.

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Her nineteen-part series was called The History of the Standard Oil Company.

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Miss Tarbell had trouble discovering information about the Standard Oil Company.

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He formed the Standard Oil Company of Ohio.

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That company was Standard Oil.

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