General Dynamics
A company in the archive: 2 stories feature General Dynamics. Each one is sourced and dated.
Stories featuring General Dynamics
In the archive
- WD-40 Is Named After the 40th Try3 staff→$620MStarted as → Net sales, FY2025
In 1953 a three-person company in San Diego was trying to stop missiles from rusting. Its 40th formula worked, workers started taking cans home, and the company eventually dropped everything else.
- Fred Smith's $27,000 Blackjack Win That Kept FedEx Flying$5,000→$94.7BLast cash → Revenue, FY2026
FedEx's founder spent his inheritance and tens of millions of investors' money on an overnight delivery airline. When a crucial loan was refused, he took the company's last $5,000 to Las Vegas. In fiscal 2026 FedEx had revenue of $94.7 billion.
