Businesses come and go, and even industry titans are subject to the whims of the market. Just look at Woolworth’s, Circuit City, Blockbuster, Pan Am, Compaq, and Tower Records — all gone.  But some companies have impressive staying power, surviving wars, economic collapses, and centuries of shifting technology, quietly continuing to operate long after their founders are forgotten. Here are five such businesses, which count among the oldest extant companies in the world.   Credit: © Boltor Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan Recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest hotel on Earth, this hot spring inn in ...Read More