John D. Rockefeller, often hailed as the world’s first billionaire, built a legacy far beyond his time as an oil magnate. His ...

Around the turn of the twentieth century, Big Oil was John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust. By 1904, the monopoly controlled 91% of the U.S. oil market and 85% of final sales.

Long before Jeff Bezos became the world's richest person, oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller was setting records with his wealth. Both philanthropist and ruthless baron of the Standard Oil Company ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Foundation, created with wealth generated from the oil industry more than a century ago, plans to make the fight against climate change central to all of its work ...