Ideology and Wisdom," a purported collection of letters by John D. Rockefeller Sr. sold on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other sites. The book is ranked No. 22 on Amazon's list of best-selling economic ...

Standard Oil founder Rockefeller was one of the greatest Wall Street magnates Andrew Beattie was part of the original editorial team at Investopedia and has spent twenty years writing on a diverse ...

The company Rockefeller started at age 23, Standard Oil, came to hold a virtual monopoly on the American oil industry. He maintained control of Standard Oil until its eventual break-up by the U.S.