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The Capsule Costs a Dollar. The Habit Costs $1,800 a Year.

Sep 28, 2026

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The Capsule Costs a Dollar. The Habit Costs $1,800 a Year.

One Swiss pharmacist, one sick baby, 1867 — and the largest food company on Earth 159 years later.

The Greek Family Behind the World's Container Ships

Sep 25, 2026

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The Greek Family Behind the World's Container Ships

Roughly 90% of global trade moves by sea. Stacked end to end, this fleet's containers would cross the state of Texas.

Flotek Director Matthew Wilks Just Spent $34.3 Million of His Own Money on Energy Services

Sep 24, 2026

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Flotek Director Matthew Wilks Just Spent $34.3 Million of His Own Money on Energy Services

Three insiders at the same offshore driller — a CEO and two directors — all bought shares in the same week, at a stock trading under $5.

Sep 23, 2026

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The Acquirer That Never Stops Buying

In 1927, one man opened a one-person insurance shop in Chicago. His grandson has spent 31 years turning it into the world's third-largest broker.

The Trash Company That Avoids America's Biggest Cities

Sep 22, 2026

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The Trash Company That Avoids America's Biggest Cities

In 1997, a former Browning-Ferris executive chose a completely different map than the rest of the industry — then stepped away from the company he built, and came back to run it again.

Netflix Isn't a Streaming Service. It's a Subscription Machine.

Sep 21, 2026

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Netflix Isn't a Streaming Service. It's a Subscription Machine.

In 1997, a $40 late fee for a VHS copy of Apollo 13 embarrassed a man into starting the company that helped kill Blockbuster.

The REIT That Only Buys Cannabis Real Estate

Sep 18, 2026

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The REIT That Only Buys Cannabis Real Estate

In 2016, a veteran executive who'd already built two NYSE-listed companies picked an industry most people were afraid to touch.

The Landlord Whose Tenants Can Never Afford to Leave

Sep 17, 2026

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The Landlord Whose Tenants Can Never Afford to Leave

In 2004, a private equity firm bought data centers nobody wanted — cleared out cheap after the dot-com bust.

The Company That Charges Every Listed Company Rent

Sep 16, 2026

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The Company That Charges Every Listed Company Rent

It started with a computer in a converted snack bar in Connecticut in 1971 — a radical idea that stock quotes could travel electronically instead of on paper.