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TKO Group Holdings
TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (TKO) is a publicly traded sports entertainment company majority owned by Hollywood talent......
Toei Company, Ltd.
Toei Company, Ltd., leading Japanese motion-picture studio, the films of which are usually dramas and thrillers......
Tommy Boy Records: Rocking the Planet from West 85th Street
Dance Music Report editor Tom Silverman started up Tommy Boy Records in 1981 in his Manhattan, New York City, apartment......
Toshiba Corporation
Toshiba Corporation is a major Japanese brand and manufacturer of computers and electronic devices for consumers......
Total SA
Total SA, French oil company that ranks as one of the world’s major petroleum corporations. It engages in the exploration,......
Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation, Japanese parent company of the Toyota Group. It became the largest automobile brand and......
trade association
trade association, voluntary association of business firms organized on a geographic or industrial basis to promote......
trade show
trade show, temporary market organized to promote trade, where buyers and sellers gather to transact business and......
Trademark
Trademark, any visible sign or device used by a business enterprise to identify its goods and distinguish them......
trading stamp
trading stamp, printed stamps given as a premium by retailers to customers and redeemable for cash or merchandise......
Trans World Airlines, Inc.
Trans World Airlines, Inc. (TWA), former American airline that maintained extensive routes in the United States......
Transamerica Corporation
Transamerica Corporation, major American diversified financial-services corporation. Headquarters were formerly......
Travelers Insurance
Travelers Insurance, leading American insurance company with a history of mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs,......
Trust company
Trust company, corporation legally authorized to serve as executor or administrator of decedents’ estates, as guardian......
TRW Inc.
TRW Inc., major American industrial corporation providing advanced-technology products and services primarily in......
Tsutsumi Family
Tsutsumi Family, family of Japanese businessmen who built two vast corporate empires as Japan made the transition......
Tōhō Motion Picture Company
Tōhō Motion Picture Company, leading Japanese motion-picture studio. The company was founded in 1936 by Kobayashi......
Uber
Uber, American company that provides services related to mobility. The business’s signature product is an application......
Unilever
Unilever is a global consumer goods company that manufactures and sells a range of products, including soaps, detergents,......
Union Carbide Corporation
Union Carbide Corporation, major American manufacturer of chemicals, petrochemicals, and related products. It became......
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company (UNP) is an American rail company established by an act of Congress on July 1, 1862,......
Unisys Corporation
Unisys Corporation, American technology consulting company that originated as a manufacturer of computer systems.......
United Airlines
United Airlines is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Chicago. It is the principal subsidiary of United Airlines......
United Artists Corporation
United Artists Corporation, major investor in and distributor of independently produced motion pictures in the......
United Parcel Service
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American package and document delivery company operating worldwide. Its......
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation is the leading U.S. producer of steel and related products; it was founded in 1901.......
United Technologies Corporation
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) was an American conglomerate with major operations in aerospace products......
UnitedHealth Group
UnitedHealth Group is the largest health insurance provider in the United States, serving more than 29 million......
UPC
UPC, a standard machine-readable bar code used to identify products purchased in grocery and other retail stores.......
US Airways
US Airways, former American airline that was incorporated on March 5, 1937, as All American Aviation, Inc. It underwent......
USX Corporation
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Vanderbilt family
Vanderbilt family, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in the United States. The third generation......
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group is one of the world’s largest asset managers, known for its unusual ownership structure: It is owned......
Varig
Varig, Brazilian airline founded on May 7, 1927, with the assistance of a Berlin trading concern, Kondor Syndicat,......
vCard
vCard, electronic business card that automates the exchange of personal information typically found on a traditional......
Vee Jay Records
Record store owners Vivian Carter (“Vee”) and James Bracken (“Jay”), later husband and wife, formed Vee Jay Records......
vending machine
vending machine, coin-actuated machine through which various goods may be retailed. Vending machines should not......
Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc. is a U.S. telecommunications company based in New York City. Founded in 2000 through......
Versant
Versant Media Group, Inc., commonly known as Versant, is an American media company that owns television networks......
vertical integration
vertical integration, form of business organization in which all stages of production of a good, from the acquisition......
VIA Rail Canada, Inc.
VIA Rail Canada, Inc., Canadian state-owned passenger-railway system. Incorporated in 1977 and established in 1978......
Viacom
Viacom was a major American media conglomerate with holdings in television, radio, film, and publishing. It went......
Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. is an international payment card services corporation established in 1958. It provides a variety of financial......
Vodafone
Vodafone, telecommunications company based in the United Kingdom with interests in Europe and the United States.......
Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen Group, major German automobile manufacturer, founded by the German government in 1937 to mass-produce......
Volvo Aktiebolaget
Volvo Aktiebolaget (Volvo AB) is a Swedish manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction equipment, and industrial......
W.R. Grace & Co.
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Wall Street
Wall Street, street, in the southern section of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, which has been the location......
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (WMT) is an American multinational discount store operator and one of the largest corporations in......
War Communism
War Communism, in the history of the Soviet Union, economic policy applied by the Bolsheviks during the period......
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group (WMG) is an American music and entertainment company headquartered in New York City. It was......
Warner-Lambert Company
Warner-Lambert Company, former diversified American corporation that manufactured products ranging from pharmaceuticals......
Waymo
Waymo is an American company and subsidiary of Alphabet, Inc. (GOOG, GOOGL) that develops and operates autonomous......
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo, multinational financial services company with headquarters in San Francisco, California. The founders......
Wendy’s
Wendy’s is an American fast-food restaurant chain known for its square hamburger patties, Frosty desserts, and......
Western Air Lines, Inc.
Western Air Lines, Inc., former American airline that was first incorporated in 1925 as Western Air Express, Inc.,......
Western Union Corporation
The Western Union Company is a global financial services firm specializing in money transfers. Headquartered in......
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Westinghouse Electric Corporation, major American company that was a leading manufacturer of electrical equipment.......
WeWork
At its height in 2019, coworking company WeWork managed more leased office space than any other company in New......
What is the Small Business Administration?
The Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent federal agency that advocates for and provides resources......
Whiskey Ring
Whiskey Ring, in U.S. history, group of whiskey distillers (dissolved in 1875) who conspired to defraud the federal......
white paper
white paper, an authoritative report detailing an issue, position, problem, solution, or even a commercial product......
Whole Foods Market
Whole Foods Market, the largest American chain of supermarkets that specializes in natural and organic foods. It......
wholesaling
wholesaling, the selling of merchandise to anyone other than a retail customer. The merchandise may be sold to......
Woolworth Co.
Woolworth Co. is a former American chain of general-merchandise retail stores based on the five-and-ten concept,......
X
X, formerly Twitter (2006–2023), is a social media and microblogging service where users share short posts of no......
xAI
xAI was an artificial intelligence company founded by tech entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk in March 2023......
Xerox
Xerox, major American corporation and brand that was a pioneer in office technology, notably being the first to......
Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is an American Internet company known for its news, finance, sports, and email websites. The company......
Zip2
Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided......