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Sunday, January 19, 2020 Why it only costs $10k to ‘own’ a Chick-fil-A franchise The chicken chain is known for having the lowest entry cost of any major fast-food franchise — but there’s a catch. BYZACHARY CROCKETT In America, the majority of fast-food restaurants aren’t owned by the...

Brandon Stanton’s empathy for regular people:I encourage you to listen to this Tim Ferriss podcast with Humans of New York photographer Brandon Stanton. Brandon was a bond trader, lost his job during the recession, and decided to launch a blog telling the stories of regular people through...

Sara Blakely’s impossible persistence:At 27 years old, Sara Blakely was selling fax machines and desperate to reinvent her life. So she came up with Spanx — hosiery that eliminates panty lines — and set to work on building her business. In 2012, she was named the youngest self-made female...

“I don’t care how rich you are. I don’t care whether you’re a top Wall Street banker, if somebody has to tell you when to be at work, what to wear and how to behave, you’re not a free person. You’re not actually rich.” - Naval Ravikant

Amelia Boone’s art of suffering:Dubbed “The Queen of Pain,” Amelia Boone is a corporate attorney at Apple by day and an obstacle endurance racer by night. She signed up for her first Tough Mudder race at age 28 when she realized she couldn’t do a single pull-up. She believes that conquering fear...

The most feared man in finance:Leon Black is the most feared man in the most aggressive realm of finance. The ruthless founder of private equity firm Apollo Global Management skates on the edges of other people’s catastrophes and somehow manages to walk away richer. Here’s his...

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Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) – Investor Alert Jan. 14, 2020 The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this alert to urge investors to use caution before investing in so-called “initial exchange offerings” through online trading platforms. Initial exchange offerings...

Ex-con hedgie Boaz Manor charged in $30M bitcoin fraud scheme By Thornton McEnery January 17, 2020 | 10:33pm Enlarge Image Boaz Manor pictured in 2007. Toronto Star via Getty Images More On: bitcoin From jobs to debts – with a dash of bitcoin and college Bitcoin prices collapse during...

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Ex-Congressman Collins Gets 26 Months for Insider Trading Chris Dolmetsch , Bloomberg•January 17, 2020 (Bloomberg) -- Former New York Republican Congressman Chris Collins was sentenced to 26 months in prison for passing confidential information about a failed drug trial to his son, who sold...

Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton buys world’s second-largest rough diamond By Noah Manskar January 17, 2020 | 7:47am Enlarge Image The 1,758-carat "Sewelô" diamond Lucara Diamond Corp. More On: diamonds Jewel thieves targeted Saudi widow day before F1 heiress heist How the Cartier brothers...

A company makes a cherished toy.Then the kids grow up. What happens to the company? Time for the company to grow up, too. Today: Lego courts adults to fill in some gaps Researchers want to follow your apps And big money comes to indoor maps Speaking of big money, the concentration of VC deals...

Inside Armslist, a peer-to-peer market for gun sales You’ve probably read about how a handful of the world’s highest-profile retailers have started to limit the sale ofgunsandammoin their stores. But did you know there’s an online bazaar where private sellers hawk them, Craigslist-style...

This week’s weirdest ways to spend money We know you love your dog. But those Spotify petplaylistsweren’t enough for you? Try thisgame console for dogsand then let Fido loose. Looking for something else? Consider one of this week’s bizarre selections, gathered from around the web. Rocket Lab...

Michael Coval lives in Vietnam, good-luck with that!

Missile casualties Although the U.S. initially stated that last week's Iranian missile attack on an airbase in Iraq caused no casualties, it turns out that several U.S. service members were injured. The attack was a reprisal for the American assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani...

High-profile fugitives In the context of the Carlos Ghosn saga, Fortune's Shawn Tully looks back at the tale of top commodities trader Marc Rich, who managed to dodge capture (over a massive alleged tax fraud) for the best part of two decades, before being controversially pardoned by President...

Microsoft pledge Microsoft has promised to remove from the environment "all of the carbon" it has emitted during its 45-year history, by 2050. That's not just a carbon-neutral pledge—it's a carbon-negative pledge. Microsoft president Brad Smith: "When it comes to carbon, neutrality is not...

Trillion-dollar club Alphabet has become the fourth U.S. firm to gain a valuation of $1 trillion, after Apple, Microsoft and (briefly) Amazon achieved the feat over the last year and a half. Alphabet's Thursday valuation came in the context of a rally for big tech stocks this month. Wall...