Wealthy industrialists in the late 19th century became known as "robber barons" and "captains of industry" as a way to gain financial advantage. As well as making their wealth, they used it for good, ...

In recent years, the American view of billionaires has shifted negatively. In 2021, 29% of surveyed Americans believed that ...

A new book details over 100 years of history of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from its origins with Robber Barons and industrialists to its future as a more equitable and egalitarian cultural ...

Tech titans vs. robber barons and industrialists WOLF: The other thing that I think could be a tie-in to the Gilded Age could be that during Trump’s inauguration, the tech titans amassed behind him.

The Gilded Age's George Russell is based on a real-life robber baron whose contentious relationship with the real Mrs. Astor hints at George's arc.

As the new series of Julian Fellowes' historical drama airs, the Downton Abbey creator thinks Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos would ...

In the 1870s, the term "robber baron" was first used to describe an exploitative class of industrialists who utilized their wealth to create monopolies of resources and amass control in the ...

It is well known that in the early Middle Ages, or rather during the Dark Ages, the original robber barons, the feudal lords of certain small German principalities, made periodical raids upon ...

The term "robber baron", ... In his will, the industrialist tycoon gifted the home and its entire contents, art collection included, to the American people, along with a $15 million (£12m) endowment ...

Critics labelled Morgan a ruthless "robber baron" who exploited workers, stamped out competition and even "bought" a president. But the "cut-throat capitalist" was also a mega-philanthropist who twice ...