For most of the 1800s, US states restricted the power of corporations to expand into new businesses or across state lines, merge with other corporations or otherwise get too big for their britches.

Elon Musk has a Rolodex of feuds: US President Donald Trump, "212" rapper Azealia Banks, and even a British diver who helped save a Thai soccer team stuck in a flooded cave. In 2024, he set his sights ...

For generations, Delaware has been a top destination for business incorporation, giving the First State an outsized level of influence relative to its small population of just over one million people.

For more than a century, executives have flocked to Delaware, the First State, to incorporate their businesses. It’s not for the beaches or even the taxes — Delaware’s 8.7 percent corporate rate, in ...

Thinking about where to incorporate your company? While Delaware has long been the go-to choice for startups formed as corporations in the US, ...

The recently-enacted Delaware safe harbor provides added certainty for and reestablishes the deference owed to the business ...

Nearly two million businesses — including more than 50% of all publicly traded companies in the U.S. and almost 70% of all Fortune 500 companies — are incorporated in Delaware, and for good reason. It ...

The state of Delaware is famously business-friendly. With more than 1.8 million entities registered in the First State, companies outnumber its human residents by nearly two-to-one. One city is now ...

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I’m ready to form a Delaware corporation for my startup! If you’ve decided to set up your business as a Delaware corporation, you’re in good company. While founders have many options to choose from ...

Delaware has long been a corporate haven due to its business-friendly laws. Elon Musk's decision to reincorporate both Tesla and SpaceX outside Delaware has made waves. State lawmakers are trying to ...