THE barons of the Ruhr have continued to be a class apart from the rest of society. An American who becomes very rich gives money to a foundation, perhaps establishes his own. He may well go into ...

In the late ’70s and ’80s, Baron Arndt von Krupp of Germany was a frequent Manila visitor, enjoying the city lifestyle and sunny weather. He had many friends here, including jeweler Fe Panlilio and ...

“We have a moral obligation, and I will not look for escapes.” Thus spoke West Germany’s Alfried Krupp (TIME Cover, Aug. 19, 1957) of his pledge to the Allies to sell the coal and steel companies in ...

As Adolf Hitler’s armies rampaged across Europe and the Soviet Union, they were followed by German industrialists who plundered the occupied countries —seizing raw materials, dismantling factories and ...

LONG BEACH, N.Y. — At home here on Long Island, he is Gary L. Krupp, medical equipment dealer, now retired after a career of ups and downs. He shares one car and a small house in a no-frills ...