Curated category
Multinational companies based in New York City
- Paramount GlobalThe year 1912 marked the founding of Famous Players Film Company, which would eventually evolve into Paramount Pictures.
- JPMorgan ChaseJPMorgan Chase traces its roots to a political maneuver so brazen it would be called corruption today. In 1799, Aaron Burr wanted to found a bank in New York…
- Warner Bros. DiscoveryThe Warner brothers Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack opened their film studio on the 4th of April 1923 in Hollywood. They built an empire that would eventually…
- Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs began in a one-room basement office next to a coal chute in New York City in 1869. That is the unglamorous origin of a firm that would one day…
- Morgan StanleyThe firm formally opened its doors for business on the 16th of September 1935, at 2 Wall Street in New York City. This specific date marked the birth of…
- Associated PressThe Associated Press sent its first war correspondent to cover the Mexican-American War in 1846, and the organization that dispatched him has not stopped…
- BlackRockBlackRock, Inc. manages $12.5 trillion in assets as of 2025 , a sum larger than the entire economy of any country except the United States and China.
- Bloomberg L.P.Michael Bloomberg walked away from Salomon Brothers in 1981 with a $10 million partnership settlement. He used that money to launch Innovative Market…
- Scholastic CorporationScholastic Corporation began as a four-page magazine handed out to students in 50 high schools near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Tiffany & Co.Tiffany & Co. began its life in 1837 not as a jeweler but as a stationery and fancy goods emporium, funded by just $1,000 borrowed from a cotton mill owner.