empire

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Founder Ermenegildo Zegna built his empire not by selling to the customer, but to the companies who would.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Succession star Jeremy Strong will soon portray Zuckerberg as the more steely, savvy boss behind a huge social media empire in follow-up, The Social Reckoning.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

The nearly 5,000-square-foot residence also includes an attic gym space—a fitting feature for the man who built an empire encouraging millions to exercise through his wildly successful “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” workout videos.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

With the hotly anticipated SpaceX offering imminent, it’s apt that a rare dud in Elon Musk’s sprawling business empire is called The Boring Company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

By 1924, when he was in his late twenties, he was already well on his way to building the Feds into his own loyal empire.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield