This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! Are Cargill, Mars, or Koch Industries Monopolies? A Deep Dive into Legal Reality, Market Power & Antitrust Cases What Is a Monopoly—Legally? In the U.S., a monopoly isn’t just about size or dominance—it’s a precise legal standard under Sherman Act §2, requiring: Monopoly power in a clearly […]
This article is sponsored by College Readiness Consulting! AO Smith: The Boring Rate Cut Winner Hiding in Your Basement When you think of rate cut winners, your mind probably jumps to Big Tech or real estate. But what about water heaters? Enter AO Smith (NYSE: AOS) — the dividend-paying, free-cash-flow-gushing, shockingly durable company that proves
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This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! UnitedHealth (UNH) Stock Hits 5-Year Low Amid Medicare Fraud Probe—Buying Opportunity or Red Flag? UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) is the largest health insurance and healthcare services company in the U.S., blending a dominant risk-bearing health plan (UnitedHealthcare) with a highly diversified healthcare services platform (Optum). As of
This article is proudly sponsored by Lake Region State College! Is Burger King a Money-Laundering Front? (Just Kidding… Unless?) Every time I pull up near a Burger King, it’s completely dead. Yet somehow, it survives. Let’s investigate. Burger King: The Great American Mirage? Here’s a serious question that deserves an unserious amount of attention: Why is
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This article is proudly sponsored by Sew Torn, a film by Diamantis Zavitsanos! Becton Dickinson (BDX): A Defensive MedTech Powerhouse Deleveraging Into Fed Cuts With Tariff-Insulated Strength Intro Becton, Dickinson and Company (NYSE: BDX) is a global medical technology company operating across three key segments: Medical, Life Sciences, and Interventional. It manufactures essential devices such as
This article is sponsored by College Readiness Consulting! Centene’s $20 Billion Implosion: And the Execs Went Skiing Centene Just Nuked $20 Billion. So Naturally, the Executives Went to Aspen. Centene (NYSE: CNC) just suffered one of the most catastrophic stock collapses in recent healthcare history—a 40% single-day implosion that vaporized tens of billions in shareholder
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This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! Primo Brands (PRMB): The Rate-Sensitive, Tariff-Proof Water Giant Set to Thrive in a Post-Merger, Fed-Cutting World Primo Brands (NYSE: PRMB) is a newly formed, large-scale bottled water and hydration company created through the 2024 merger of Primo Water and BlueTriton Brands. The combined entity owns top regional
This article is proudly sponsored by Lake Region State College! DOCU: The Tariff-Proof, Debt-Free, Digital Enabler Set to Ride the Next Macro Wave Company: Docusign Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU) Rating: BUY Original Thesis Date: June 2025 In a market full of levered tech zombies and global supply chain noise, Docusign is a rare SaaS survivor with no
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This article is proudly sponsored by Sew Torn, a film by Diamantis Zavitsanos! Why IEF Is a Smart Bond Play Ahead of 2025 Rate Cuts Executive Summary As investors brace for a potential shift in Federal Reserve policy in late 2025 or early 2026, attention is turning to duration-sensitive assets. Among them, the iShares 7–10 Year
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This article is sponsored by College Readiness Consulting! Paramount–Skydance Deal: Why This Merger Is Still More Likely to Close Than You Think Executive Summary The proposed acquisition of Paramount Global (NASDAQ: PARA) by Skydance Media, backed by RedBird Capital and the Ellison family, has emerged as one of the most intriguing media M&A plays of
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