Business and Economy

Twenty-six years ago, programmer Shel Kaphan helped build the foundation for the world’s largest internet retailer. Now, in an exclusive interview with FRONTLINE, Kaphan said he is concerned about the “huge and unstoppable force” he says the company has become.

FRONTLINE examines Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ascent to power, and the global impact of the empire he built.

As senators press the multi-billion-dollar company on its safety record, a new FRONTLINE documentary is set to examine the cost of Amazon’s convenience.

John Kapoor, the founder of the drugmaker Insys, was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for masterminding a scheme to bribe doctors to prescribe a dangerous painkiller.

Isabel dos Santos, Africa’s richest woman, is facing charges including money laundering, influence peddling and forgery.

What's happened so far since the first Luanda Leaks revelations.

How the ICIJ made sense of hundreds of thousands of documents in the Luanda Leaks, built a reporting collaboration and continues its mission to “shine a light in dark places, to uncover broken systems.”

As part of a worldwide investigation with the ICIJ, FRONTLINE examines how Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos became Africa’s richest woman.

As phase one of a trade deal is signed, revisit FRONTLINE and NPR's look behind the scenes of "Trump's Trade War."

In March 2018, thousands of Kentucky teachers descended on the state’s capital to protest looming changes to their pensions: changes championed by the state’s controversial Republican Gov. Matt Bevin. “We’ll remember in November,” they chanted. In last month's closely contested governor’s race, they kept their promise.

PG&E says power cuts are the best way to prevent devastating wildfires during California’s most fire-prone time of year. Yet many of the company’s customers, watchdogs, and regulators say they are skeptical of the company’s motives. Two plans that have been proposed for the utility’s path out of bankruptcy include a clause allowing the company's financiers to renegotiate or back out if PG&E ignites another fire that burns more than 500 homes. A new tragedy could also hurt victims of previous fires.