Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-founder and chairman, John D. Rockefeller, one of the wealthiest Americans of all time and one of […]
The United Fruit Company (UFC) was a powerful American corporation that operated from 1899 to 1970, specializing in the production, importation, and marketing of tropical fruit—particularly bananas—grown in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Its vast influence extended beyond agriculture into economics, politics, and international relations, making it a central player in 20th-century globalization
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