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I Hid A Speakeasy In A Gas Station — Now The Business Brings In About $5 Million A Year

Aug 19, 2026 #CNBC #CNBCMakeIt #howimadeit
Tony Donatell, 46, took over an failing gas station and convenience store in 2024. Since Donatell opened a hidden bar in the space in May 2025 called The Farmer's Cellar, the business — which includes the speakeasy, the convenience store and the gas station itself — has brought in almost $5 million in revenue in one year and is profitable.

I Hid A Speakeasy In A Gas Station — Now The Business Brings In About $5 Million A
 
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How Wealth Is Created in America - The Big Picture

Recent claims of the “Closing of the K” are wishful thinking. I have a longish piece on this that I plan to cut down to a manageable size soon. But before we can intelligently discuss “K” or “C” or “E,” we need to understand the two arms of the K. In particular, what is…Read More
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World Container Index - 20 Aug

20 Aug 2026: Drewry’s World Container Index (WCI) increased 4% to $4,526 per 40ft container, driven by higher rates on the Transpacific trade route.
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Baltic Dry rose to 2,791 Index Points on August 20, 2026, up 0.54% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 4.53%, and is up 47.44% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for...
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Weekly scrap market report

Copper is leading scrap markets lower, dropping roughly $0.40/lb from recent levels and about $0.25/lb since Monday. We’re breaking down the copper selloff, quiet steel and aluminum markets, rising oil prices, and major uncertainty surrounding tungsten and carbide ahead of August 28.Whether you’re a scrapper, recycler, plumber, electrician, contractor, yard operator, or metal trader, join us live for practical insight into what these moves could mean for your next load.
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Copper Drops $0.25/Lb Since Monday + Steel Market Outlook | Scrap Prices August​

 

The Return of Armed Merchant Shipping​

A merchant ship can identify a drone. It can report it, sound the alarm, call the Master, muster the crew, start the fire pump and prepare for impact. What it usually cannot do is stop it.

That is the gap inside modern maritime security guidance. BMP Maritime Security now recognises drones, loitering munitions, uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) and missiles as part of the threat picture.

MARAD advisories now also include uncrewed underwater vehicle attacks among the hostile actions facing commercial ships in high-risk waters. OCIMF has warned that loitering munitions are a rising risk to merchant shipping. Threats may now come from the air, the surface, below the waterline, or from shore. My question is simple.

After the threat is identified, what protects the seafarer?
More:

https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/08/17/the-return-of-armed-merchant-shipping/
 
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