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13 Apr 2026

Google searches for "price of oil" just hit a record high: 300% above the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war peak and the 2008 financial crisis combined.

20 years of data. Every war, every crash, every crisis... all dwarfed by a single vertical line in 2026. The whole world is watching the pump. Source: Arbor Research, Mario Nawfal on X

13 Apr 2026

Weekend negotiations in one cartoon

Source: Guy Venables

13 Apr 2026

Reminder water depths are critical and why there are only narrow shipping lanes thru Strait of Hormuz for fully laden tankers.

There is no way to avoid the the narrow gap for loaded tankers. Source: Dan Tsubouchi

13 Apr 2026

Don Tzu: Break an enemy blockade by blockading their blockade.

Source: Alex Christoforou

9 Apr 2026

Images to remember when you are studying big losses at companies pitching AI tools:

Source: Brian Sozzi

9 Apr 2026

This is what really matters for markets.

Source: BCA

9 Apr 2026

10 banks shape the profit map of global finance.

Source: Antony Martini, Macrotrends

8 Apr 2026

Iran War Sees Lowest U.S. Approval Rating Ever

Source: Voronoi

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