This was such a fun read! I felt like I was reading my own thoughts! It also brought to mind an old mini-series I remember from way back in 'the old days of television' called 'Noble House', based on the 1981 novel of the same name by James Clavell.

If you like Pierce Brosnan, and John Rhys- Davies, it's a fun adaptation of the Clavell novel, and big money financial shenanigans.

For some reason I thought you might enjoy it, here's a short summary from wikipedia:

"Despite its impressive history and reputation, the international trading company Struan's (the Noble House of the title) is in trouble. Overextended by the previous management, new tai-pan Ian Dunross (Pierce Brosnan) has had to issue public stock to improve the company's financial standing. Even this, however, has not given him the capital he needs. As a result, he is courting a private investor, American billionaire Linc Bartlett (Ben Masters). Bartlett decides secretly to back Dunross' arch enemy, Quillan Gornt (John Rhys-Davies), who will stop at nothing to destroy Struan's. When Dunross realises that Gornt is suddenly strong enough to ruin the Noble House, he must urgently forge new alliances or reshape ancient ones. He romances Bartlett's second-in-command, Casey Tcholok (Deborah Raffin)."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_House_(miniseries)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences, you remind me of an old Celtic Druid I used to play AD&D with! ;).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druid