$78B 2024 Revenue (USD) $267B Market Cap (Dec 2025) 217,000 Employees Worldwide $2.06T Total Assets 34th Fortune 500 Rank Wells Fargo & Co. stands as one of America’s Big Four banks, serving over 70 million customers across 35 countries. The company provides consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth management services through its nationwide network. Founded in 1852 during the California Gold Rush, Wells Fargo started as an express and banking service for gold prospectors. The iconic stagecoach remains the company’s trademark symbol. Today, Wells Fargo ranks as the fourth-largest bank in the United States by total…
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Weichai Power Co. Ltd. profile and corporate video Weichai Power Co. Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of heavy-duty diesel engines and other automobile parts. The company operates through four segments: Diesel Engines, Automobile and other Major Automobile Components, Non-Major Automobile Components and Import and Export Services. The Diesel Engines segment involves in the manufacturing and sale of diesel engines. The Automobile and other Major AutomobileComponents segment manufactures and sells automobile and major components. The Non-Major Automobile Components segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of non-major automobile components. The Import and Export Services segment provides import and export services. Weichai Power…
Statoil ASA history, profile and history video Statoil ASA explores, produces, transports, refines and markets petroleum and petroleum-derived products. The company operates through four segments: Development & Production Norway, Development & Production North America, Development & Production International, and Marketing Processing & Renewable Energy. The Development & Production segments, are organized based on a regional model with geographical clusters or units are responsible for the commercial development of the oil and gas portfolios within their respective geographical areas. The Marketing Processing & Renewable Energy segment is responsible for marketing and trading of oil and gas commodities, electricity and emission rights, as well…
State Bank of India history, profile and history video State Bank of India provides commercial banking services. The banks financial services include merchant banking, fund management, factoring, primary dealership, broking, investment banking, credit cards, life insurance and general insurance. It operates through five segments: Treasury, Corporate Banking/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking, Insurance Business and Other Banking Business. The Treasury segment includes the entire investment portfolio and trading in foreign exchange contracts and derivative contracts. The Corporate Banking segment comprises the lending activities of corporate accounts group, mid corporate accounts group and stressed assets management group. These include providing loans and transaction services to…
Weg SA history, profile and corporate video Weg SA, formerly Eletromotores Weg SA, is a Brazil-based holding company principally engaged in the manufacturing of electrical equipment and components. It is active in the manufacture, marketing, export and import of a range of products, such as electric motors, equipment for generation of energy, variable frequency drivers, soft-starters, motor protectors and starters, electrical circuit protectors, electronic relays, pushbuttons, pilot lights, paints and varnishes, among others. The Company operates industrial parks placed in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, the United States, Portugal, Austria, South Africa, China and India. On June 19, 2012, the Company completed…
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. history, profile and corporate video Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. owns and operates hotels and resorts. It provides services to the business and leisure travelers worldwide. Starwood Hotels conducts hotel and leisure business both directly and through its subsidiaries. The company operates through following segments: Hotels and Vacation Ownership and Residential. The Hotel segment generally represents a worldwide network of owned, leased and consolidated joint venture hotels and resorts operated primarily under the company’s proprietary brand names including St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Sheraton, Westin, W, Le Meridien, Four Points by Sheraton, Aloft and Element…
Waters Corp. history, profile and corporate video Waters Corp. is an analytical instrument manufacturing company, that primarily designs, manufactures, sells and services, high performance liquid chromatography, ultra performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry technology systems and support products, including chromatography columns, other consumable products and comprehensive post-warranty service plans. The company’s products are used by pharmaceutical, life science, biochemical, industrial, nutritional safety, environmental, academic and governmental customers working in research and development, quality assurance and other laboratory applications. It operates through two segments: Waters Division and TA Division. The Waters Division segment designs, manufactures, distributes and services high performance liquid chromatography and…
Key Stats Starbucks operates approximately 40,199 stores across 80+ countries worldwide. Annual revenue reached $37.18 billion for fiscal year 2025. Market capitalization stands at approximately $92 billion as of November 2025. The company employs around 381,000 people globally. Starbucks serves roughly 100 million customers each week. Starbucks started as a single coffee store in Seattle’s Pike Place Market back in 1971. Three friends turned their passion for quality coffee into what became the world’s largest coffeehouse chain. The company transformed how people think about coffee. What began as selling beans and equipment evolved into creating spaces where communities gather. Today,…
Founded: May 1, 1986, in Brighton, Massachusetts 2024 Revenue: Approximately $8 billion Employees: Approximately 32,000 Retail Stores: Over 900 locations in North America Ownership: Sycamore Partners (acquired 2017 for $6.9 billion) Staples Inc. operates as an office supply retail company headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts. The company pioneered the office superstore concept in 1986 and grew to become the largest office supply retailer in the United States. The company sells office supplies, technology products, furniture, and breakroom supplies through retail stores, e-commerce platforms, and direct business-to-business delivery operations. Staples serves both individual consumers and businesses of all sizes across North America.…
Walt Disney Co. profile and history video The Walt Disney Co. together with its subsidiaries and affiliates is a diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise. It operates through five business segments: Media Networks, Parks & Resorts, Studio Entertainment, Consumer Products and Interactive Media. The Media Networks segment is comprised of a domestic broadcast television network, television production and distribution operations, domestic television stations, international and domestic cable networks, domestic broadcast radio networks and stations, and publishing and digital operations. This segment operates through consolidated subsidiaries, the ESPN, Disney Channels Worldwide, ABC Family, SOAPnet and UTV/Bindass networks. This segment also operates…