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People Inc (PPLI) Surges 11% on MGM Takeover Report
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People Inc (PPLI) Surges 11% on MGM Takeover Report

People Inc shares jumped 11.3% on September 25 after the Wall Street Journal reported MGM Resorts International is weighing a bid for Barry Diller's holding company, reversing one of the year's…

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Markets4 min read
The Barter Problem: Why Money Actually Exists5:00
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The Barter Problem: Why Money Actually Exists

Before there was money, there was a problem. A short walkthrough of the 'double coincidence of wants' that made barter break down, the workarounds early societies tried (debt ledgers, multi-hop trades, forced exchange rates), and how money quietly emerged as the elegant solution - not by decree, but by shared agreement on what counts as valuable.

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COST Surges 3% on Q4 EPS Beat Amid Recession Fears
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COST Surges 3% on Q4 EPS Beat Amid Recession Fears

Costco Wholesale beat fiscal Q4 estimates with EPS of $0.60 versus the $0.48 consensus, sending COST shares 3% higher and affirming its defensive premium as recession fears intensify across equity…

Business & Earnings6 min read
Money: The Three Essential Functions Explained5:00
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Money: The Three Essential Functions Explained

Why is some money 'good' and other money broken? A short walkthrough of the three jobs every functioning currency has to do - medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value - why all three are required, and how hyperinflation, gold, cowrie shells, and digital currencies all map onto the same framework.

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MDB Crashes 20% as CEO Desai Abruptly Exits for Meta
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MDB Crashes 20% as CEO Desai Abruptly Exits for Meta

MongoDB's stock plunged more than 20% Monday after president and CEO CJ Desai resigned without notice to join Meta Platforms, blindsiding investors one day before the company's scheduled Investor Day.

Markets6 min read
Gold, Salt, and Cattle as Money5:00
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Gold, Salt, and Cattle as Money

Before there were coins, there were commodities - useful things that doubled as money. A short walkthrough of why salt, cattle, and gold became the world's first currencies, the five properties that decided which commodities won, and the built-in instability of money you could also eat, milk, or wear.

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Okta Drops 5.5% as Cybersecurity Selloff Hits AI Stocks
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Okta Drops 5.5% as Cybersecurity Selloff Hits AI Stocks

Okta fell 5.5% on Monday as a broad cybersecurity sector selloff swept high-multiple software names despite a wave of analyst price-target hikes following the Oktane 2026 conference in Las Vegas.

Technology7 min read
Coins: How Stamps Made Money Trustworthy5:00
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Coins: How Stamps Made Money Trustworthy

Once communities agreed money was money, the next problem was proving it. A short walkthrough of how the first stamped coins replaced weighing-and-biting with institutional trust - collapsing transaction costs, enabling vast empires, and introducing a brand-new failure mode: debasement, the silent inflation that toppled currencies long before paper money existed.

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TEKEVER Hits $6.4B in $580M Series D
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TEKEVER Hits $6.4B in $580M Series D

TEKEVER (UK/Portugal) — AI-powered military surveillance drone maker closed a $580M Series D at a $6.4B valuation.

Funding4 min read
A Brief History of Paper Money4:42
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A Brief History of Paper Money

How did money break free from metal? A short walkthrough of paper money's accidental origin in medieval China - warehouse receipts that quietly became more useful than the gold inside the warehouse - the Yuan Dynasty hyperinflation that followed, Europe's 600-year-later adoption through private banks, the fractional reserve trick that multiplied money supply, and why digital money is just the same idea taken to its logical conclusion: trust in a promise, with no physical form required.

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