This article is proudly sponsored by Sew Torn, a film by Diamantis Zavitsanos! Cal-Maine Foods: The Egg Cartel You Never Knew You Were Part Of You probably don’t think about the company behind your omelet. But if you’ve eaten an egg in the United States, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve indirectly sent money to Cal-Maine […]
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This article is proudly sponsored by Sew Torn, a film by Diamantis Zavitsanos! McDonald’s Should Buy Burger King and Crown Ronald Supreme Ruler of All Burgers Forget AI stocks. Forget the Fed. Forget oil prices. The single most bullish catalyst for the global economy would be McDonald’s buying Burger King and consolidating the entire burger-industrial complex
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This article is proudly sponsored by Lake Region State College! Why the U.S. Government Shouldn’t Own Equity Stakes in Public Companies Every time Washington writes a giant check to a “strategic” industry, someone asks: If taxpayers are footing the bill, shouldn’t taxpayers own part of the company? It sounds good over coffee. But from a pure
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This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! Why Health Insurance Companies Shouldn’t Be Publicly Traded Health insurance is one of the few industries where the product isn’t a good or a service — it’s a promise. And when that promise is tied to quarterly earnings calls, share buybacks, and activist investors, things get messy.
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This article is sponsored by College Readiness Consulting! Why Carlyle, EQT, and Everyone Else Wants a Piece of Starbucks China If you think the battle for caffeine dominance is over, think again. Starbucks’ China operations — the crown jewel of its international empire — are now the hottest asset on the private-equity menu. Final bids
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This article is proudly sponsored by Sew Torn, a film by Diamantis Zavitsanos! The Most Unethical Companies in America (And No, It’s Not Just Pharma) From fake accounts to fried chickens with secret hormones—here’s corporate America’s Hall of Shame. 1. Wells Fargo – “We Opened How Many Accounts?” Wells Fargo took cross-selling to Olympic levels of
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This article is proudly sponsored by Mike Ivy Comedy, home to one of the best comedians in all of Austin, Texas! The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Kroger’s Business Model If you’ve ever bought a rotisserie chicken at 10 p.m. or accidentally walked out with 12-for-$10 yogurts you didn’t plan on buying… you’ve
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This article is proudly sponsored by Lake Region State College! This Is Why Gold Bugs Never Die The eternal return of gold in every macro debate—cynical, timeless, and weirdly rational. Gold: The Asset You Roll Your Eyes At… Until You Don’t They show up every cycle. The guys yelling about fiat money. The ones who still
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This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! These Companies Should Never Fire Their CEO (Seriously, Don’t Even Think About It) When leadership actually works, you protect it like it’s your dividend yield. 1. Nvidia (NVDA) — Jensen Huang Why: Turned a graphics card company into the AI backbone of Earth. The Vibe: Black leather
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This article is proudly sponsored by Texas Student Media! Walmart, Local Politics, and the Tax Tab: When Big Business Plays Blackjack With Your Hometown Welcome to the wild world of corporate blackjack, where Walmart doesn’t just sell you a 12-pack of socks—it sells your city council on paying them to set up shop. And guess what?