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A Boeing 747 Sat Idle in Dublin. Then the Phone Rang

Jul 3, 2026

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A Boeing 747 Sat Idle in Dublin. Then the Phone Rang

Boeing and airbus are years behind on deliveries — and airlines have nowhere else to turn

The Middleman Got Fired. The Monthly Check Never Did

Jul 2, 2026

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The Middleman Got Fired. The Monthly Check Never Did

78% of its peers have cut their payouts at least once since 2007

Forty-Four People. Twenty-Three Mines. Zero Shovels

Jul 1, 2026

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Forty-Four People. Twenty-Three Mines. Zero Shovels

Wheaton paid $479 per ounce in 2025; gold averaged $3,435 on the open market

FICO Sells a Number. It Keeps 88 Cents of Every Dollar

Jun 30, 2026

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FICO Sells a Number. It Keeps 88 Cents of Every Dollar

From fifty cents to ten dollars, and 90% of lenders never looked for an exit

The Brewer Who Signed a 9,000-Year Lease.

Jun 29, 2026

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The Brewer Who Signed a 9,000-Year Lease.

In 2010, a pension fund accepted barrels of scotch as security — and said yes

$17 Billion in Pre-Paid Funerals Waiting to Happen

Jun 26, 2026

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$17 Billion in Pre-Paid Funerals Waiting to Happen

Nobody switches funeral homes over a few hundred dollars in the worst week of their life

I'm Theodore Crane

I look for businesses that don't need to be managed — they just need to be owned. Toll-booths. Perpetual royalties. Subscription contracts nobody ever cancels. I write about one of them every morning. By the end of your first week, you'll understand five businesses that generate recurring income — and you'll start noticing them everywhere.