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Glass Half Full started in a backyard in 2020, and now it's Louisiana's biggest glass recycler. The team makes both crushed glass for recycled bottles and sand to rebuild the state's disappearing wetlands.

America has more Chinese restaurants than McDonald's and Burger King locations combined. But many of the nation's favorite takeout dishes, such as fortune cookies and chop suey, were invented in the US, not China.

Whether it's local bakeries or big chocolatiers, there's a version of Dubai chocolate just about everywhere. So how did this dessert become a viral sensation, and how are businesses around the world cashing in on the trend?

Iowa 80 is dubbed the Disney World for truckers.

Every morning, New Yorkers stop at chrome breakfast carts for coffee, bagels and doughnuts — a routine that fuels the city's workforce. But behind that ritual is a fragile industry built on large suppliers, early-morning shifts, and a permit system that has prompted street protests.

Japan has long harvested a shrub called mitsumata for its money supply. But when mitsumata started dying out, Japan frantically searched for alternatives to make yen.

It took California a century to produce a pistachio harvest. Now, it's the world's top supplier. But as the Dubai chocolate trend fuels demand, and California droughts intensify, growers are fighting to keep up.

Atlas Survival Shelters is the world's largest bunker manufacturer, and it's busier than ever — especially with orders from the ultrarich. We visited the Atlas warehouse in Texas to see what it takes to build luxury bunkers for billionaires.

The number of private jets operating around the world has more than doubled since 2000, tracking closely with the global surge in billionaires. Now private airlines are coming up with new ways to get customers hooked. Here's a look at the rise of the $40 billion industry.

Bay Area teacher Ellis Stephens makes thousands of dollars a month customizing Labubu plush toys. Fueled by Pop Mart's blind-box collectibles craze, the Labubu resale market has exploded worldwide, with rare figures selling for as much as $30,000 each.