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Buildings at the Herzo Base site in Herzogenaurach, Germany, where adidas has its headquarters

Adidas

Adidas is a German sportswear company headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and sells footwear, apparel and accessories for sport and everyday wear. Its annual report for 2025 gives net sales of 24.811 billion euros and an operating profit of 2.056 billion euros. History of Adidas The company grew out of a small workshop. In

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A German sportswear company based in Herzogenaurach that designs footwear, apparel and accessories and reported 2025 net sales of 24.811 billion euros.

Airbus global headquarters at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France

Airbus

Airbus is a European aerospace company that builds commercial aircraft, helicopters, and defence and space systems, with its main operations centered on Toulouse, France. It grew out of a 1970 consortium of European firms and delivered 793 commercial aircraft in 2025, when its revenue reached 73.4 billion euros. History of Airbus France and West Germany

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Airbus is a European aerospace company, formed as a consortium in 1970, that builds commercial aircraft, helicopters and defence and space systems.

The Amazon Spheres, glass domes beside Amazon offices in downtown Seattle, Washington

Amazon

Amazon.com, Inc. is an American company based in Seattle, Washington, that operates online and physical stores, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform and a range of media, advertising and device businesses. It reported net sales of $716.9 billion for 2025 in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), up

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An American company in Seattle that runs online stores, Amazon Web Services, advertising, devices and media businesses.

Aerial view of Apple Park, the headquarters campus of Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California

Apple Inc.

Apple Inc. is an American technology company based in Cupertino, California, that designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories, and sells a range of related services. In its fiscal 2026, which ended on September 26, 2026, it reported net sales of $478.8 billion, according to its annual report filed with the

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An American technology company in Cupertino that designs iPhone, Mac, iPad and wearables and sells related services.

A BNSF freight train led by a GE ES44DC locomotive, one of the railroad subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is an American holding company, based in Omaha, Nebraska, that owns insurance, freight rail, utility and energy, manufacturing, service and retail businesses. It began as a textile manufacturer and became a diversified conglomerate after control of the company changed hands in 1965. In its annual report for 2025, Berkshire reported total revenues

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Berkshire Hathaway is an Omaha-based holding company that owns insurance, freight rail, energy, manufacturing and retail businesses, with 2025 revenues of about $371 billion.

BMW headquarters four-cylinder tower and BMW Museum in Munich at sunset

BMW

BMW is a German manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles based in Munich, with an official founding date of 1916. The BMW Group sells vehicles under the BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, and it delivered about 2.46 million cars in 2025. History of BMW The company traces its roots to two aviation firms, Flugmaschinenfabrik Gustav Otto

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BMW is a German automaker and motorcycle maker based in Munich, officially founded in 1916, that sells BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles.

Boeing's Everett factory in Washington state where the 747 was assembled

Boeing

Boeing is an American aerospace company that designs and builds commercial airplanes, defense and space systems and aviation services. It was founded in Seattle in 1916 by William Boeing, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, and reported 600 commercial airplane deliveries and revenue of $89.5 billion for 2025. History of Boeing William Boeing and George Conrad

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Boeing is an American aerospace company, founded in Seattle in 1916, that builds commercial airplanes and defense and space systems.

BP oil refinery at Rotterdam in the Netherlands

BP

BP p.l.c., which styles its name bp, is a British integrated oil and gas company with its worldwide headquarters at 1 St James’s Square in London. It produces oil and gas, trades energy, refines crude oil, and sells fuel and electric vehicle charging to customers. For 2025 it reported sales and other operating revenues of

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BP is a British integrated oil and gas company headquartered in London that grew from a 1901 oil concession in Persia.

Exterior of the World of Coca-Cola visitor attraction in Atlanta, Georgia

Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company is an American beverage company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that makes and sells concentrates, syrups and finished drinks under brands such as Coca-Cola, Sprite, Fanta and Dasani. Its annual report states that drinks bearing its trademarks are consumed at a rate of about 2.2 billion servings each day, out of an estimated

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An American beverage company based in Atlanta that sells concentrates and drinks such as Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta through independent bottling partners.

A processing column at the Dangote refinery site in Lekki, Nigeria

Dangote Group

Dangote Group, formally Dangote Industries Limited, is a Nigerian conglomerate founded by Aliko Dangote that makes and sells cement, sugar, salt, fertilizer and refined petroleum products. It dates its beginnings to 1981, when it started as a trading business. Its best-known operations are Dangote Cement, the largest listed company in West Africa according to the

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Dangote Group is a Nigerian conglomerate founded by Aliko Dangote in 1981 that makes cement, sugar, salt and fertilizer and runs the Lekki refinery.