The $150B dollar business hiding in plain sight
This episode dives into the story of Cargill, the largest private company in America for over 40 years, owned 88% by a single family and generating more billionaires than any other company. The hosts explore how Cargill built a quiet, planetary-scale empire as a middleman in agriculture,
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