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    Five Notable Acquisitions by Whole Foods

    Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market, Inc. was the  brainchild of four local business people who decided they wanted to introduce a supermarket format to the natural and organic foods industry. Founder John Mackey (currently the Whole Foods Markets, Inc. CEO) and Renee Lawson Hardy merged their own Safer Way Natural Foods […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know About Xerox

    Xerox is a company that has been helping businesses for many years with their efficient scanning and printing systems. Before competitors arose, nearly all offices had some type of Xerox machine. The brand had such a high level of recognition that the phrase “Xerox it” became a common phrase in the workplace. However there are […] More

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    The Largest Medical Device Companies in the United States

    The medical device industry is one of the most profitable and largest industries in existence. These massive firms develop and build a wide array of medical devices such as CAT scan machines, x-ray machines, and precision laser surgical devices. These companies aid hospitals and provide top of the line medical equipment allowing doctors to help […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know about Suntrust Bank

    Suntrust Bank is a large bank with 1,497 banking locations across the south. The bank has more than $175 billion in assets, which makes it a very profitable financial institution. With so many locations around the country, it’s surprising that more people don’t know more about Suntrust. Here are a few interesting facts about this […] More

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    Five Notable Acquisitions in Priceline History

    Priceline is one of the biggest discount travel websites in the world. The site famously employs celebrities such as William Shatner and Kaley Cuoco, and people love it. It’s the site on which you can name your own price and find a hotel willing to accept your probably much-too-low bid on a worth-so-much-more kind of […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know about CVS

    CVS is a national retail pharmacy with a market cap of $91.26 billion. The retail giant has been around for decades, serving people with their minor needs and their pharmaceutical needs throughout its history. With locations around the country, it’s one of the biggest pharmacies in the world. In addition to its pharmacy, CVS also […] More

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    The Most Read Newspapers in the World

    Newspapers are not dead yet, and plenty of people are still subscribing annually and reading them daily. There are hundreds of different newspaper publications around the world that have dedicated readers and continue to spread current events through physical means. Newspapers have needed to adapt to the digital age, and some companies have successfully done […] More

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    The Biggest Stock Holdings of Berkshire Hathaway

    Originally founded as a textile manufacturing company in 1839, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is now the fifth largest public company in the world with a market cap of $327.8 billion. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, the American multinational conglomerate company currently owns over 80 well-known and highly successful businesses both wholly and partially. Known most famously for […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know about Lenovo

    Founded in Beijing, China in 1984, Lenovo Group Ltd. is a multinational computer technology company that designs, develops, manufactures, and sells personal computers, ThinkPad tablets, ThinkCentre desktops, smartphones, workstations, servers, IT software, smart TVs, and various other electronics products and devices. Originally known as Legend, Lenovo was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1988, acquired IBM’s […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know about Android TV

    Google has attempted multiple times to break into the streaming TV services with Google TV and Nexus Q line, however each time proved to be not very successful for the technological powerhouse. So Google went back to the drawing boards and introduced the popular $35 dollar Chromecast: an HDMI dongle that allows you to push […] More

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    Five Things you Didn’t Know about Chevron

    Chevron is one of the biggest oil and gas manufacturers in the world. The company has a market cap of more than $242.51 billion. The company headquarters are located in San Ramon, California. While the company is largely in the public eye, with gas stations on virtually every corner, it’s not a company many people […] More

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    Five Things You Didn’t Know about Crocs

    Crocs: They’re shoes that are marketed as comfortable and worth wearing, and the company has a current market cap of approximately $1.36 billion. For a pair of shoes that are considered so unfashionable by most people – yet worn by so many – it’s astounding to see a market cap in the billions. However, crocs […] More

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