NIKE, Inc. stands as the world’s leading designer, marketer, and distributor of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories. From humble beginnings as a shoe distributor operating from a car trunk, the company revolutionized sports marketing and athletic performance innovation across every major sport globally. Headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon, NIKE operates through multiple brand portfolios including the flagship NIKE Brand, Jordan Brand, and wholly-owned subsidiaries Converse and Hurley International. The corporation serves athletes and consumers across seven key categories: running, basketball, football, training, sportswear, and action sports. With reportable segments spanning North America, Europe, Greater China, Japan, and Emerging Markets, NIKE…
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Key Stats Founded in 1923 by Arthur C. Nielsen Sr. in Chicago, Illinois Acquired by private equity consortium for $16 billion in October 2022 Current annual revenue of $3.53 billion as of 2025 Operations in over 100 countries worldwide serving clients globally Pioneered the concept of market share and television audience measurement Nielsen Holdings NV operates as a global measurement and data analytics company serving media, advertising, and consumer packaged goods industries. The company provides comprehensive audience measurement services across television, digital, and mobile platforms while delivering critical consumer behavior insights to businesses worldwide. Founded by Arthur C. Nielsen Sr.,…
Key Stats Revenue (2024): $24.75 billion Market Cap: $148 billion (as of September 2025) Employees: 16,800 worldwide Headquarters: Juno Beach, Florida, USA Generating Capacity: 73 gigawatts NextEra Energy stands as the largest electric utility holding company in the world by market capitalization. The company operates through two primary subsidiaries: Florida Power and Light (FPL) and NextEra Energy Resources (NEER). FPL serves approximately 12 million people across Florida and ranks as the third-largest electric utility in the United States. NEER operates as the world’s largest generator of renewable energy from wind and solar sources. The company also maintains nuclear, natural gas,…
News Corporation history, profile and history video News Corporation is a diversified global media company. The Company operates in six segments: Cable Network Programming; Filmed Entertainment; Television; Direct Broadcast Satellite Television; Publishing, and Other. Cable Network Programming produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment and movie programming for distribution through cable television systems and direct broadcast satellite operators. Filmed Entertainment engages in the production and acquisition of live-action and animated motion pictures for distribution and licensing in all formats in all entertainment media worldwide. Television is engaged in the operation of broadcast television stations and the broadcasting of network programming…
Newmont Mining Corp. history, profile and corporate video Newmont Mining Corp. is a gold producer, which is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and production of gold and copper properties in U.S., Australia, Peru, Indonesia, Ghana, Canada, New Zealand and Mexico. It is also a holding company for private acquisitions in oil and gas, mining and minerals enterprises. The company’s operating segments include North America, South America, Asia Pacific and Africa. The North America segment consists of Nevada in the United States, La Herradura in Mexico and Hope Bay in Canada. The South America segment consists of Yanacocha and Conga in Peru. The…
Oriental Bank of Commerce Ltd. history, profile and history video Oriental Bank of Commerce Ltd. provides banking and financial services. The company operates its business through four segments: Treasury Operations, Corporate/Wholesale Banking, Retail Banking and Other Banking Business Operations. The Treasury Operations segment consists of dealing in securities and Money Market Operations. The Corporate/Wholesale Banking segment includes all advances to trusts, partnership firms, companies and statutory bodies. The Retail Banking segment provides services to individual, hindu undivided family, partnership firm, trust, private limited companies, public limited companies, co-operative societies and to a small business. The Other Banking Business Operations segment includes all…
Orica Ltd history, profile and corporate video Orica Ltd provides commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure markets. The company operates its business through the following segments: Mining Services, Chemicals and Other. The Mining Services segment includes manufacture and supply of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining and infrastructure markets, the provision of ground support services in mining and tunneling and supply of sodium cyanide for gold extraction. The Chemicals segment includes manufacture, distribution and trading of a broad range of industrial and specialty chemicals for use in a wide range of industries, which include water treatment,…
NetApp, Inc. profile and corporate video NetApp, Inc. provides storage and data management solutions that help increase IT efficiency and flexibility. It provides a broad portfolio of application, cloud, and service provider solutions that help customers streamline operations and lower the costs associated with storing and managing their data. NetApp’s Unified Storage Architecture, secure multi-tenancy capability, scalable systems, efficiency technologies, and data management software functionality provide a combination for enterprises building internal private clouds and for service providers building IT-as-a-service offerings. The company’s fabric-attached storage and V-Series storage solutions are based on Data ONTAP a highly scalable and flexible operating system…
Oracle Corp. history, profile and history video Oracle Corp. provides enterprise software and computer hardware products and services. The company is organized into three businesses: Software, Hardware Systems and Services. The Software business is comprised of two operating segments: New Software Licenses and Software License Updates and Product Support. The New Software Licenses segment includes the licensing of database and middleware software, as well as applications software. Its software products are designed to operate on both single server and clustered server configurations and to support a choice of operating systems, including Oracle Solaris, Oracle Linux, Microsoft Windows and third party UNIX products.…
ONEOK, Inc. history, profile and corporate video ONEOK, Inc. is engaged in gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in the United States. It operates through its subsidiaries: Oklahoma Natural Gas Co., Kansas Gas Service Co. and Texas Gas Service Co. The company operates through three business segments: ONEOK Partners, Natural Gas Distribution and Energy Services. The ONEOK Partners segment involves the gathering, processing, storage and transportation of natural gas in U.S. The Natural Gas Distribution segment provides natural gas distribution services to more than two million customers in Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas through Oklahoma Natural Gas, Kansas Gas Service and…