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Briefing: G7 ‘stands ready’ to release emergency oil reserves

Strategic angle: Finance ministers pledge ‘necessary measures’ to tackle surging crude prices with deal expected as soon as Tuesday.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Tech

Briefing: Show HN: The Mog Programming Language

Strategic angle: A new programming language designed for modern development needs.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Money

Briefing: Investors reverse bets on central bank rate cuts as oil crisis deepens

Strategic angle: Iran war expected to derail easing plans as policymakers learn from inflation caused by Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Money

Briefing: As oil prices soar, G-7 decides against tapping emergency stockpiles

Strategic angle: The G-7 nations opt not to use emergency oil reserves despite rising prices.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Money

Briefing: There's another energy market that may get hit harder than oil by Strait of Hormuz closure

Strategic angle: Roughly 20% of global LNG flows through the Strait.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Money

Khamenei's hardline son Mojtaba appointed Iran's new leader; oil surges on supply fears

Mojtaba Khamenei's leadership raises concerns over oil supply stability.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Life

Briefing: How a shift in the Gulf Stream could signal the collapse of a major ocean current system

Strategic angle: Changes in the Gulf Stream could serve as an early warning of the imminent collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Politics

Briefing: EU enlargement: What's in it for European businesses?

Strategic angle: The EU’s enlargement commissioner has urged businesses to invest in candidate countries, while new survey findings reveal hesitance among European companies.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Life

Briefing: Experts challenge idea that social media harms teen empathy

Strategic angle: A new meta-analysis suggests that increased social media use may correlate with higher empathy in teenagers.

Editorial Staff Mar 9

Money

German chancellor’s party suffers narrow defeat in key regional election

Greens hold on in Baden-Württemberg state while AfD almost doubles vote share

Editorial Staff Mar 9