Mr. Herbert L. Pratt has been chosen to be the head of the Standard Oil Company of New York, to replace Mr. Henry C. Folger, who resigned shortly after the Board of Directors failed to secure the ...

Antitrust lawsuits have shaken up the American economic landscape for over a century. Whether they're going after tech monopolies or breaking up telecom conglomerates, antitrust laws have been a ...

[1] Pioneering in big business, 1882-1911, by R. W. Hidy and M. E. Hidy.--2. The resurgent years, 1911-1927, by G. S. Gibb and E. H. Knowlton.--[3] New horizons, 1927 ...

While large tech companies are currently feeling the heat from regulators and Congress, over a century ago, the trustbusters had their sights on Big Oil. Around the turn of the twentieth century, Big ...

Oil has been the single most influential resource in modern history, driving industrialization, building nations, and deciding the outcome of wars. It has been responsible for raising millions of ...

CHICAGO, July 22, 1908 (UP) - The $29,240,000 fine assessed against the Standard Oil Co. has been set aside. The case will be tried all over again. Supreme Court decision breaking up Standard Oil ...

In 1911 the Standard Oil Co. was broken up into its constituent companies. It was an illegal combination in restraint of trade in the Government’s eyes, but in the minds of the public it was more than ...