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Briefing: Asian governments spend billions of dollars to offset oil price shock

Strategic angle: Governments across Asia are investing heavily to mitigate the impact of rising oil prices.

Briefing: Trump’s dig at Macron that his ‘wife treats him badly’ sparks anger in France

Strategic angle: Footage of US President Donald Trump making fun of his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte during a private lunch has sparked anger in France.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump's warning

Strategic angle: Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Travel

Briefing: Kia Posts Best-Ever First Quarter As Hybrid Sales Soar

Strategic angle: The Telluride is living up to its Selluride nickname as the crossover set a new record for quarterly sales.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Energy

Briefing: RARE EARTHS: Rare earth geology tilts global playing field toward China

Strategic angle: S&P Global reports on how rare earth geology is shifting the balance of power in the global market.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Environment

Briefing: Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’

Strategic angle: US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefits.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Science

Briefing: Governments, beware: Why it's so hard to invest in risk prevention

Strategic angle: Governments cutting hundreds of millions of euros in pandemic funding, just a few years after a pandemic.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Politics

Briefing: As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets

Strategic angle: In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Tech

Briefing: Fuel prices are soaring. Plastic could be next.

Strategic angle: As the war in Iran continues to engulf the Middle East, rising fossil-fuel prices may lead to increased plastic costs.

Editorial Staff Apr 2

Travel

Briefing: Woman Tries To Parallel Park. Then She Looks Out Her Window And Sees What A Group Of Men Is Doing: ‘That Would Piss Me Off'

Strategic angle: 'I will park on the moon before parallel parking.'

Editorial Staff Apr 2