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The Landlord Who Owns the Ground Under Every Rig

Jul 8, 2026

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The Landlord Who Owns the Ground Under Every Rig

138 years later, the trust still holds 882,000 acres and owes no debt

He Was Told to Sell the Divisions — He Bought Them

Jul 7, 2026

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He Was Told to Sell the Divisions — He Bought Them

The pentagon found $16 million in excess profits — the stock barely flinched

McDonald's Owns the Land Under 45,356 Restaurants

Jul 6, 2026

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McDonald's Owns the Land Under 45,356 Restaurants

Sonneborn's argument was blunt: fifteen-cent burgers exist only to pay the rent

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

Jun 25, 2026

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Servers in a Limestone Mine

A mushroom farmer's cave became a $1 billion data center — and nobody noticed

A Physicist Heard Hiss and Built a Royalty Empire

Jun 24, 2026

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A Physicist Heard Hiss and Built a Royalty Empire

A company that makes almost nothing you can touch — and earns $1.25 billion a year

Jun 23, 2026

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Two Companies Rate the World

Moody's opinion is written into every bond covenant on earth — and nobody can switch

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