The Company That Became a Country

The Company That Became a Country

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The Pigeons That Built a Global News Empire

Before Reuters was a global news giant, it was a man and 45 homing pigeons. Julius Reuter saw that the telegraph would change how information moved, and he used that to his advantage. He didn’t have to get news out immediately — he just had to be first. Jacob Goldstein and Robert ...  Show more

How the Company Conquered the World

Jacob Goldstein and Robert Smith talk with Adrian Wooldridge, co-author of The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. Companies are some of the most powerful institutions in the modern world – right up there with the nation-state. Where did the modern corporation come ...  Show more

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