Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. history, profile and history video Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. is an integrated retailer, which manufactures, sources and retails furniture and household goods in Europe, Africa and the Pacific Rim. Its diversified industrial businesses in southern Africa provide supply chain and logistics services, timber products and other raw materials. The company operates its business through the following segments: International Retail Operations, African Retail Operations, and Manufacturing, Sourcing and Logistics of International Operations. The International Retail Operations segment engages in retailing furniture, beds, home ware and household products. The African Retail Operations segment operates as a retailer in furniture, household…
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Scania history and history video “Scania History Scania was founded in 1891. Since then we have built and delivered more than 1,400,000 trucks and buses for heavy transport work. Today Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of heavy trucks and buses. Industrial and Marine Engines is another important business area. Unlike our competitors, we have systematically concentrated our resources in the heavy transport segment. Even during periods of sagging markets for trucks, Scania has shown good earnings. For more than seven decades, Scania has reported a profit every year. Eleven factories in five countries were in 2000 involved in…
Eni SpA history, profile and corporate video Eni SpA is an energy company, which engages in oil and gas exploration and production. The company operates through six segments: Exploration & Production, Gas & Power, Refining & Marketing, Trading, Engineering & Construction, and Chemicals. The Exploration & Production segment engages in the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The Gas & Power segment engages in the supplying, trading, and marketing of gas and electricity. The Refining & Marketing segment engages in refining and marketing of petroleum products in Italy. The Trading segment engages in asset backed trading and portfolio risk…
Swire Pacific Ltd. history, profile and corporate video Swire Pacific Ltd. is a holding company with diversified interests. The company operates its business through the following divisions: Property, Aviation, Beverages, Marine Services, and Trading and Industrial. The Property division designs, develops and manages mixed-use developments that successfully transform urban areas. The Aviation division provides cargo airlines, aircraft engineering, catering and airport services. The Beverages division involves bottling, distribution, and delivery of beverage products. The Marine Services division includes international offshore energy support, and dockyard and towage services. The Trading and Industrial division engages in the retail and distribution of apparel and motor…
Sysco Corp. history, profile and corporate video Sysco Corp. is engages in the selling, marketing and distribution of food and food related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry. The company operates through three business segments: Broadline, SYGMA and Other. The Broadline segment distributes a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to its customers. The SYGMA segment distributes a full line of food products and a wide variety of non-food products to chain restaurant customers. The Other segment offers specialty produce, custom-cut meat and lodging industry products. The company provides products and related services to…
$7.09B 2024 Revenue (USD) $22.7B Market Cap (Dec 2025) $1.61T Assets Under Management 8,158 Employees Worldwide 1937 Year Founded T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. operates as one of the largest independent investment management firms in the world. Founded in Baltimore in 1937, the company manages over $1.6 trillion in assets for individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors across 55 countries. The firm pioneered the growth stock investing philosophy that shaped modern portfolio management. T. Rowe Price focuses on active management strategies, distinguishing itself from passive index fund competitors through fundamental research and disciplined investment processes. You can find the company…
Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co. PSJC history, profile and history video Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co. PSJC provides telecommunication services. It offers fixed, mobile, broadband, broadcasting and associated telecommunications services. The company operates through four business segments: Mobile, Fixed, Wholesale and Broadcasting. The Mobile segment offers mobility services to the enterprise and consumer markets, which services include mobile voice and data, mobile content and mobile broadband WIFI. The Fixed segment provides wire line services to the enterprise and consumer markets, which services include broadband, IPTV, IP/VPN business internet and telephony. The Wholesale segment provides voice and data services to national and international carriers and…
Key Stats Founded March 21, 2006 IPO Date November 7, 2013 Acquired by Elon Musk October 2022 ($44B) Rebranded to X July 24, 2023 Peak Revenue $5.08B (2021) Twitter, now known as X, transformed global communication by pioneering microblogging. The platform allowed users to share short messages called tweets, originally limited to 140 characters. Twitter became essential for breaking news, public discourse, and real-time conversations. The company went public in 2013 and operated independently until Elon Musk acquired it in October 2022 for $44 billion. Under Musk’s ownership, the platform rebranded to X in July 2023 with ambitions to become…
Wikipedia profile and history video “Wikipedia was founded as an offshoot of Nupedia, a now-abandoned project to produce a free encyclopedia. Nupedia had an elaborate system ofpeer review and required highly qualified contributors, but the writing of articles was slow. During 2000, Jimmy Wales, founder of Nupedia, andLarry Sanger, whom Wales had employed to work on the project, discussed ways of supplementing Nupedia with a more open, complementary project. Multiple sources suggested that a wiki might allow members of the public to contribute material, and Nupedia’s first wiki went online on January 10, 2001. There was considerable resistance on the part of Nupedia’s editors and reviewers to the…
Key Stats Founded: November 15, 1886, Stuttgart, Germany Headquarters: Gerlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany CEO: Stefan Hartung (since 2022) Employees: 417,900 worldwide (2024) Revenue: €90.5 billion (2024) Robert Bosch GmbH operates as a multinational engineering and technology company with four core business sectors: Mobility, Consumer Goods, Industrial Technology, and Energy and Building Technology. The company manufactures automotive components, power tools, household appliances, and industrial equipment. Bosch generates over 60% of its revenue from the Mobility Solutions division, making it the world’s largest automotive supplier. Europe accounts for more than half of global sales, with significant operations across 60 countries. The Robert Bosch…