The debut of American Bitcoin, a mining firm backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has heightened the ethical concerns swirling around the Trump presidency.
Category: Family Business
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The Enduring Appeal of the American Drive-In
Has anything really changed at drive-in theaters across the country? A photographer based in Bozeman, Mont., visited a few to find out.
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Monroe Milstein, Burlington Coat Factory Founder, Dies at 98
His was not exactly a rags-to-riches story, but his family made $1.3 billion from an original down payment of $75,000 in savings.
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Trump Family Starts Bitcoin Mining Venture in Further Push Into Crypto
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are investing in a Bitcoin-mining company called American Bitcoin, created by the merger of two firms.
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Inside the Murdochs’ Succession Drama
More than 3,000 pages of documents reveal how years of betrayals led to a messy court battle that threatens the future of Rupert’s empire.
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Royal Asscher Marks Its 170th Anniversary in Diamond Cutting
The debut of its sixth patented cut, the Royal Asscher Emerald, was just one of the celebration events.
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Ratan Tata, Whose Indian Business Empire Went Global, Dies at 86
The patriarch of a powerful family, his Tata Group put an indelible stamp on Indian life while acquiring British brand names like Tetley Tea and Jaguar.
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The Big Number: $3.8 Billion
The amount offered by Nordstrom’s founding family to buy its namesake retailer.
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After 62 Years, Brooklyn Says Goodbye to Crest Hardware Store
To mourn the closure of Crest Hardware, a beloved family business in Williamsburg, fans of the store held a wake and staged a second line march.
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Inside New York’s Fulton Fish Market, the Biggest in the U.S.
New York’s Fulton Fish Market, which supplies the city with nearly half its seafood, is run by third-, fourth-, even sixth-generation fishmongers.
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Who Was Bruce Nordstrom? The Force Behind the Multibillion-dollar Empire
Bruce Nordstrom was both the force behind his family’s multibillion-dollar retail dynasty and a stealth godfather to the fashion trade.
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Sam Ash Music Stores to Close After 100 Years In Business
The chain, which started with a single shop in Brooklyn in 1924, said it would close all 42 of its locations by the end of July, citing competition from online retailers.