Take a dive into the messy world of business where ambition and ethics collide. In this episode, we take a trip back to the time of John Jacob Astor, who ruled the fur trade with China and set the stage for one of the most profitable and controversial trades in history: opium. We’ll look at how Astor’s tight grip on the market and integration strategies still echo in today's big companies like BlackRock and Vanguard, where data has replaced goods as the key commodity, but the game hasn’t changed one bit. I have turned the lights on for you.