Sentence examples for businesses spanning from inspiring English sources

G.E., which has industrial businesses spanning energy, aviation and health care, reported earnings per share of 26 cents, down from 54 cents in the quarter a year earlier.

The company -- India's most valuable private enterprise, with a market capitalization exceeding $10 billion -- has businesses spanning petrochemicals, energy, textiles and telecommunications.

Abbey was a successful entrepreneur in a series of businesses spanning a 60-year career in women's clothing manufacturing and, later, securities brokerage and banking.

That was on 1 May last year and the tall, urbane Scotsman had just become the chief executive of the Co-operative GroUK, the UK's largest mutual, with an eclectic mix of businesses spanning supermarkets and funeral homes, even farms.

Each bank has a big retail base at home and in a few other countries; each has businesses spanning global corporate and capital markets and asset management.On Tuesday March 20th the pair announced outlines of their preliminary discussions.

It's just too sad; so, so sad," said Branson, who lives in the British Virgin Islands and did not have a referendum vote in the UK, but owns businesses spanning financial services and gyms that employ 50,000 people in the UK.

It now has more than 100,000 employees, and its businesses span corporate software, video games, Internet search, cloud services and tablets.

Even a giant like Blackstone, whose businesses span private equity, investment banking, hedge funds and real estate, has felt the effects of the weak market.

It both mines and markets coal; its oil businesses span exploration and distribution and its agricultural assets include farms, processing plants, storage and distribution.

$8.7 billion Germany More than 930 family members share ownership of Franz Haniel & Cie, a conglomerate whose businesses span pharmaceuticals, construction materials and environmental cleanup.

Yu Songbo and his brother Yu Songzhi control Herun Group, whose businesses span real estate, energy, logistics, ocean shipping and international trade.