empire

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Amazon has been more eager to acquire companies to help expand its empire, now worth $2.26 trillion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Orban's childhood friend Lorinc Meszaros, a former plumber, has become Hungary's wealthiest man worth $4.8 billion according to Forbes magazine, with an empire of construction, energy, banking and media firms thriving on public contracts.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Weeks after Blue Owl OWL -0.11%decrease; red down pointing triangle unveiled a $1.4 billion asset sale, the market’s confidence in its private-credit empire remains weak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Sherman, who also wrote the bestselling biography of Fox News chief Roger Ailes, spent 15 years reporting on the Murdoch empire.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

What would stop Stalin from continuing to expand the borders of his empire?

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin