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Key Stats Founded on March 21, 2003, headquartered in New York, NY Second-largest cable provider in the United States before acquisition Launched RoadRunner in 1996, the first cable-delivered high-speed Internet service Became an independent public company in 2009 after separating from Time Warner Inc. Acquired by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016 for merger with Bright House Networks Time Warner Cable, Inc. was a leading provider of video, high-speed data, and voice services throughout the United States. The company delivered residential and business services through its advanced broadband cable systems, offering comprehensive telecommunications solutions to millions of customers. Through its…

$34B 2024 Revenue (USD) JPY 1.99T Market Cap (2025) 106,000+ Employees Worldwide 1875 Year Founded Private Delisted Dec 2023 Toshiba Corporation is a Japanese multinational conglomerate that manufactures electronic and electrical equipment. Founded in 1875, the company ranks among Japan’s oldest and most influential technology firms. Toshiba operates across multiple segments including energy systems, infrastructure, electronic devices, and digital solutions. The company supplies power generation equipment, semiconductors, hard drives, and industrial machinery to customers worldwide. After facing an accounting scandal and massive losses from its nuclear business, Toshiba was delisted from the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2023. A consortium…

TUI AG history, profile and corporate video  TUI AG is a tour and travel company, which is engaged in the provision of tour, hotel and resort, and cruise services. The company operates through the following segments TUI Travel, TUI Hotels & Resorts, and Cruises. The TUI Travel segment is divided into three sectors: Mainstream, Accommodation & Destinations and Specialist & Activity. It offers a range of products from package tours to products such as yacht chartering, expeditions and student trips. The TUI Hotels & Resorts segment consists of all hotel companies of the group outside the TUI Travel Group. The Cruises segment comprises…

Valero Energy Corporation history, company profile (overview) and corporate video Valero Energy Corporation is a petroleum company and a renewable fuels producer headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It engages in manufacturing, distributing and marketing transportation fuels and petrochemical products. HISTORY Valero Energy Corporation was born in 1980 as the corporate successor of Lo-Vaca Gathering Company, a natural gas pipeline subsidiary of Houston-based Coastal Corporation. At the time, this represents the largest corporate spinoff in U.S. history. The name Valero comes from Mission San Antonio de Valero, the original name of the Alamo. In 1984, Valero commissioned…

United Technologies Corp. history, profile and corporate video  United Technologies Corp. provides products and services to the building systems and aerospace industries worldwide. The company operates through five business segments: Otis, UTC Climate, Controls & Security, Pratt & Whitney, UTC Aerospace Systems, and Sikorsky. The Otis segment is a elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service company. It designs, manufactures, sells and installs a wide range of passenger and freight elevators for low-medium and high-speed applications, as well as a broad line of escalators and moving walkways. This segment also provides products to upgrade elevators and escalators as well as maintenance and repair…

U.S. Bancorp operates as one of America’s largest bank holding companies, providing comprehensive financial services through its subsidiary U.S. Bank. Founded in 1929 through the merger of Minneapolis and St. Paul banking institutions, the corporation evolved through strategic acquisitions of major regional banks across the Western and Midwestern United States. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Bancorp offers a full spectrum of banking services including lending, depository accounts, cash management, foreign exchange, trust and investment management, credit card processing, mortgage banking, insurance, brokerage, and leasing. The company serves individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities, and financial institutions. Through aggressive consolidation during…

Carrefour SA history, profile and history video  Carrefour SA engages in the operation of grocery stores. Its business activities are divided into the following store formats: Hypermarkets, Supermarkets, Cash and Carry, and Convenience Stores. The Hypermarket stores provide customers with a simple and compact space for a faster shopping experience. The Supermarket stores offer Carrefour brand products, as well as apparel, culture, leisure, and tableware. The Cash and Carry stores engage in the provision of self-serve wholesale catering and food industry services. The Convenience Stores provide express shopping, mobile phone top-up vouchers, and home delivery services. The company was founded on July 11, 1959…

BT Group Plc history, profile and corporate video  BT Group Plc provides communication solutions and services. Its principal activities include networked IT services, local, national and international telecommunications services and higher value broadband and Internet products and services. The company has four customer-facing Iines of business: BT Global Services, BT Retail, BT Wholesale and Openreach. These are supported by two internal service units: BT Innovate & Design and BT Operate. The BT Global Services provides networked IT services to multinational corporations, domestic businesses, government departments and other communication service providers around the world. The BT Retail provides a range of innovative communications products…

Vedanta Resources Limited history, company profile (overview) and corporate video    Vedanta Resources Limited is a globally diversified natural resources company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Its major products are zinc-lead-silver, iron ore, steel, copper, aluminum, power, oil and gas. HISTORY    Vedanta Resources was founded in 1976 as a scrap metal dealership by Anil Agarwal in Bombay (now Mumbai).    In 1979, he acquired the Shamsher Sterling Corporation, a manufacturer of power and control cables. Shamsher Sterling Corporation was subsequently renamed Sterlite Industries.    In 2001, the company acquired a majority stake in Balco, the Indian state aluminum business.  …

Vinci SA profile and corporate video  VINCI SA engages in the design, building, finance and management of facilities for transport systems, public and private buildings and urban development and water, energy and communication networks. The company operates its business through the following business segments: Concessions and Contracting. The Concessions segment develops and operates motorway, transport infrastructures, and public facilityconcessions. The Contracting segment includes electrical works and engineering, information and communication technology; heating ventilation and air conditioning engineering, insulation, building and maintenance of roads and motorways, production of road-building materials, urban infrastructure, environmental work and demolition and recycling. The company was founded by…