From techies attempting to end global poverty to mermaid shows in central Florida, The Daily Beast brings you the best in business and finance journalism from the week of July 6, 2013.

Weeki Wachee Springs and it's mermaid show have survived multiple closure scares as attendance drops at the Florida roadside attraction. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

Can Silicon Valley Save the World
Charles Kenny and Justin Sandefur, Foreign Policy

In recent years, tech moguls have taken their entrepreneurial spirit outside the Silicon Valley bubble and attempted to take on global poverty. With untold sums already spent, it?s not clear whether some of this generation?s greatest minds are up to the task.

As American taste buds evolve, the Big Mac has waned as the face of McDonald?s fast food empire. Now, it may be up to the McWrap to keep this chain on top.

The Last Mermaid Show
Virginia Sole-Smith, New York Times Magazine

While Americans may be looking for unique experiences in dining, shopping or hospitality, one industry still has not recovered after decades of corporate dominance ? theme parks.

Rhum Agricole
Wyatt Peabody, Los Angeles Times Magazine

While 99 percent of the world?s rum is made from molasses, the other 1 percent is called rhum agricole. Mainly manufactured in Martinique, it is the only good from outside France to be demarcated with the AOC ? Appellation d?Origine Contr?l?e ? and it has a fascinating history.

The untapped iron ore located in the mountains of Guinea may be worth $140 billion. And one secretive man, Beny Steinmetz, the richest man in Israel, may determine its future.

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