I want to know the answer to the following question:
Shell Oil Company's United States business throughout its early history is described as what?
All the background I'm provided with is that "Through most of Shell's early history, the Shell Oil Company business in the United States was substantially independent with its stock being traded on the NYSE and with little direct involvement from the group's central offices in the running of the American business.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes