Specialty Digest

Global English editionLearners’ Study Dashboard — in development
The Knowledge Library for All
Encyclopedia

Companies

Businesses and corporations, and the markets they shape.

Satellite image of the ExxonMobil Baytown refinery complex in Texas

ExxonMobil

Exxon Mobil Corporation, usually called ExxonMobil, is an American energy and chemicals company headquartered in Spring, Texas. It finds and produces crude oil and natural gas, refines them into fuels, makes petrochemicals, and is building lower-emission businesses such as carbon capture and storage. The company reported sales and other operating revenue of $323.9 billion for

ExxonMobil Read More »

ExxonMobil is a Texas-based American energy and chemicals company formed in 1999 by the merger of Exxon and Mobil.

Aerial view of the Ford River Rouge plant near Dearborn, Michigan, about 1927

Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is an American automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, that builds vehicles under the Ford and Lincoln brands. Henry Ford and a group of investors founded it in 1903, and its 2025 annual filing reports about 169,000 employees and roughly 4.4 million vehicles wholesaled that year. History of Ford Motor Company Henry Ford

Ford Motor Company Read More »

Ford Motor Company is an American automaker based in Dearborn, Michigan, founded in 1903, that builds Ford and Lincoln vehicles.

Aerial view of the General Electric shops in Schenectady, New York, in 1896

General Electric

General Electric was an American industrial conglomerate formed in 1892 by the merger of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston, and its direct successor today is GE Aerospace, a maker of aircraft engines. After breaking into three companies between 2023 and 2024, the business reported 2025 revenue of $45.9 billion and about 57,000 employees as GE

General Electric Read More »

General Electric was an American industrial conglomerate formed in 1892 whose direct successor is the aircraft engine maker GE Aerospace.

The Renaissance Center towers in Detroit, Michigan, the headquarters of General Motors

General Motors

General Motors is an American automaker headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, that sells vehicles under the Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC brands. William C. Durant founded it in 1908, and in 2025 it reported about 155,000 employees and 6.18 million total vehicle sales worldwide. History of General Motors Durant founded General Motors in 1908 as a

General Motors Read More »

General Motors is a Detroit-based American automaker, founded in 1908 by William C. Durant, that sells Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles.

Goldman Sachs headquarters building at 200 West Street in Lower Manhattan

Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., commonly called Goldman Sachs, is an American global financial institution headquartered at 200 West Street in New York City. It advises corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals on raising capital, trading and investing, and it also manages wealth. The firm traces its origins to a small brokerage opened in 1869

Goldman Sachs Read More »

Goldman Sachs is a New York-based global financial institution founded in 1869 that advises, underwrites and trades for clients.

Buildings of the Googleplex campus in Mountain View, California

Google

Google is an American technology company, now the largest business of its parent Alphabet Inc., best known for its internet search engine and for products such as YouTube, Android, Gmail, Chrome and Google Cloud. Alphabet, which reports Google’s results, had revenues of $402.8 billion in 2025, according to its annual report filed with the U.S.

Google Read More »

An American technology company, the largest business of Alphabet, known for Search, YouTube, Android and Google Cloud.

First-generation 1958 Honda Super Cub motorcycle seen from the left side

Honda

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of motorcycles, automobiles and power products, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. It was incorporated on September 24, 1948, and in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026 it sold about 14.7 million motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles and side-by-sides and about 2.7 million automobiles. Its best-known products include the Super

Honda Read More »

Honda is a Japanese maker of motorcycles, cars and power products, incorporated in 1948 and known for the Super Cub and the Civic.

HSBC Main Building in Central, Hong Kong

HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc, known as HSBC, is a British multinational bank and financial services group headquartered at 8 Canada Square in London. It began in 1865 as a bank in Hong Kong to finance trade between Asia and the West. For 2025 it reported profit before tax of $29.9 billion and total assets of about

HSBC Read More »

HSBC is a London-headquartered international bank founded in Hong Kong in 1865 to finance trade between Asia and the West.

Huawei headquarters campus in Bantian, Shenzhen, China

Huawei

Huawei is a Chinese technology company that designs and sells telecommunications network equipment, cloud and IT products, digital power products, intelligent vehicle solutions and consumer devices such as smartphones. Its legal parent is Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd., and its head office is at Huawei Base in Shenzhen, China. According to the company’s April

Huawei Read More »

Huawei is a Shenzhen-based Chinese technology company, founded in 1987, that makes telecom network equipment, cloud and IT products, digital power products and consumer devices.

Entrance of the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York

IBM

IBM, short for International Business Machines Corporation, is an American technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, that sells enterprise software, consulting services and computing infrastructure. It reported revenue of $67.5 billion for 2025 in its annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company says its work centers on helping

IBM Read More »

An American technology company in Armonk, New York, that sells enterprise software, consulting and computing infrastructure.