{
  "id": 15981240,
  "title": "Private business fortunes reveal overlooked source of wealth and inequality in America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/private-business-fortunes-reveal-overlooked-source-of-wealth-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-22T01:00:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-private-business-fortunes-reveal-overlooked.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A majority of Americans blame billionaires for the nation's ever-growing income and wealth divide. But economists Eric Zwick and Owen Zidar say there's a much larger but little-known cadre of very rich folks who may be even more important in closing the gap.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}