empire
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Founder Ermenegildo Zegna built his empire not by selling to the customer, but to the companies who would.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
A consortium has agreed to buy Patrick Drahi’s French telecommunications operations for more than $23 billion, in a deal that dismantles a major plank of the billionaire’s once-sprawling business empire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
Succession star Jeremy Strong will soon portray Zuckerberg as the more steely, savvy boss behind a huge social media empire in follow-up, The Social Reckoning.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Atawallpa, still in command of the empire, ordered his generals to strip Qosqo of its silver and gold.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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