Jun 22, 2026
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Priceline paid $133 million in 2005 — then renamed itself after what it bought
Jun 19, 2026
He mortgaged 28 railcars in 1898 — the fleet just crossed 206,000
Jun 18, 2026
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They turned down a takeover bid — then absorbed the bidder four years later
Jun 17, 2026
Apple fought it for two years — then settled for $4.5 billion
Jun 16, 2026
A $600 dent used to be a $600 fix — not anymore
Jun 15, 2026
Jim Sinegal told his successor he'd kill him if the price ever went up
Jun 12, 2026
2,920 stores in towns where no chain would follow — dough made from scratch since 1984
Jun 11, 2026
He paid one dollar for a dead platform in 2000 — it also runs your mortgage now
Jun 10, 2026
An oil analyst and a mining engineer started with $2 million — miners called them crazy
Jun 9, 2026
Every address you type into a browser pays rent to a building in Virginia
Jun 8, 2026
901 million swipes a day through the network that connects 4 billion cards
Jun 5, 2026
Skip a week and the water turns green — no pool owner risks it
