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Santos Ltd. history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Santos Ltd. is a global energy company headquartered in Adelaide, Australia. Its products cover oil and natural gas (LPG, Ethane, CSG, Methane, LNG, Shale gas, and Condensate). HISTORY The company was founded in 1954. Its name was an acronym for South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search. Santos made its first significant discovery of natural gas in the Cooper Basin with the Gidgealpa 2 well in 1963. The Moomba 1 discovery in 1966 confirmed this region as a major petroleum province. As a result of these discoveries, Santos had…

PJSC Sberbank history, company profile (overview) and corporate video PJSC Sberbank is a banking and financial services company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. HISTORY SberBank is the historical successor of Savings Offices, which were established by the decree of Emperor Nicholas I, and later the State Labor Savings Offices. SberBank’s origins date back to 1841 when the Russian Emperor Nikolai I ordered the formation of the first private savings bank branches in Russia “in order to make savings in a reliable and profitable way therethrough.” In 1862, Alexander II adopted a new savings bank charter, mandating that such…

Sears Holdings Corporation history, company profile (overview) and history video    Sears Holdings Corporation was a retail company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States. It was the parent company of the chain stores Kmart and Sears. Sears was considered one of the leading home appliance retailers as well as a leader in tools, lawn and garden, home electronics and automotive repair and maintenance. It was also one of the nation’s largest providers of home services. Sears Holdings, through its subsidiaries, including Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Kmart Corporation, operated a national network of stores with full-line and specialty…

Key Stats Founded in 1989 by Gary Burrell and Min H. Kao in Lenexa, Kansas. 2024 revenue reached $6.30 billion, marking a 20 percent increase from 2023. Over 300 million devices shipped worldwide since inception. More than 19,000 employees across 65 offices globally. Current market capitalization stands at approximately $45.5 billion as of September 2025. Garmin stands as a prominent multinational technology company specializing in GPS navigation and wearable technology across multiple market segments. The company maintains operational headquarters in Olathe, Kansas, while legally domiciled in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Operating through five distinct business segments including aviation, marine, automotive, outdoor, and…

Founded in 1906 by Frank Gannett in Elmira, New York Headquarters relocated to New York City in 2024 2024 Revenue: $2.51 billion Approximately 21,000 employees Publishes USA TODAY and 250+ daily newspapers Gannett Co., Inc. operates as the largest newspaper publisher in the United States. The company publishes USA TODAY along with local media brands across more than 40 U.S. states and over 120 local media brands in the United Kingdom through its Newsquest subsidiary. The company’s portfolio includes LocaliQ, a suite of digital business and marketing solutions. USA TODAY NETWORK Ventures operates as one of the largest media-owned events…

Platinum Equity history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    Platinum Equity is global investment company headquartered in California, United States. It specializes in private equity and other alternative strategies, investing on behalf of institutional investors around the world.    The company operates across a wide range of sectors: Finance, Consumer, Health care, Industrials, Media, Natural resources, and Technology. HISTORY    The company was founded in 1995 by Tom Gores as Platinum Equity Holdings. Equity’s first acquisition was LSI, a company that generated computer graphics to re-create accidents for courtroom testimony.    From 1996 to 2001, the company made 32 acquisitions…

Perdue Farms history, company profile (overview) and history video    Perdue Farms is a meat processing and poultry farming company headquartered in Salisbury, Maryland, United States. It specializes in poultry, pork, lamb, and beef. HISTORY    Arthur W. Perdue, a railway express agent on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, noticed that the most prosperous farmers were those shipping table eggs.    In 1917, Arthur Perdue wed Pearl Parsons, and decided to become a poultry man. Pearl tended a backyard flock of layers adjacent to the couple’s new home in Salisbury, while Arthur saved up enough money to go into the poultry business…

260 Aircraft Fleet 148 Destinations 121,223 Employees $39.6B Revenue (2024-25) 53.7M Passengers (2024-25) Emirates is a Dubai-based airline and the largest carrier in the Middle East. Founded in 1985 with just two aircraft, the airline has grown into a global aviation leader operating an all-widebody fleet from its hub at Dubai International Airport. The airline is wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a sovereign wealth fund of the Dubai government. Emirates operates as part of The Emirates Group, which also includes dnata, a global air services provider. The company reported record profit of $6.2 billion in fiscal year…

Key Stats PepsiCo employs approximately 319,000 people worldwide as of December 2024 The company generated revenue of 91.85 billion USD in fiscal year 2024 PepsiCo market capitalization stands at approximately 207.35 billion USD as of October 2025 The company operates in more than 200 countries and territories globally PepsiCo owns 23 brands that each generate over 1 billion USD in annual sales PepsiCo stands as one of the world’s largest food and beverage corporations, operating across more than 200 countries with a diverse portfolio spanning snacks, beverages, and convenience foods. The company emerged from the 1965 merger of Pepsi-Cola and…

Key Stats Market Capitalization: $503.96 billion as of October 2025 Trailing Twelve Month Revenue: $30.24 billion Founded: 1966 as Interbank Card Association Employees: Over 24,000 globally Network Reach: Operations in over 210 countries and territories Mastercard Inc is a global financial services corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, that operates one of the world’s largest payment processing networks. Founded in 1966 as the Interbank Card Association, the company has evolved from a consortium of California banks into a technology-driven payments giant serving billions of transactions annually. Today, Mastercard provides payment processing services, credit cards, debit cards, and prepaid card programs…