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25:46Zelensky: The Middle East War Is Draining Ukraine's Air Defense Missiles
The US makes only 60 to 65 missiles a month, and 803 were fired on the first day of the Middle East war. Zelensky says what Putin wants is a long war, because running out of resources hurts Ukraine.
25:15Canada Wants Into the EU: This Is a Permanent Break With America, Not a Wait for Trump to Leave
Canada wants to be the EU's first "associate member," but the EU has no such status. It's a generational pivot toward Europe and away from the US — and Europe's economy grows at half America's rate.
20:40Strategic Reserves Are Nearly Drained. The Oil Price Crisis Is Only Now Beginning.
Oil prices haven't spiraled over the past six months thanks to three buffers: strategic reserves, sanctioned oil, and China buying less. Now all three are being drained, and the real shock is only about to hit diesel and prices.
24:19Fashion Mogul: Stop Apologizing for Being a Working Mom, and Talk About Money
Emma Grede says if women avoid talking about money, money avoids them; by talking about it first, picking the right partners, and doing the business others can't be bothered with, she turned overlooked customers into loyal repeat buyers.
18:29Budget Airlines' Real Rival Isn't Each Other — It's the Credit Card Business That Sells Miles
Ultra-low-cost carriers built their business on rock-bottom fares, and now they're squeezed between Big Air's Basic Economy and frequent-flyer credit cards — the latter gets travelers to pay $100 more just to rack up points, which makes price-sensitive customers the least reliable customers of all.
22:48Meta's $18 Billion Settlement: Buying Industry-Wide Default Limits
The settlement amount is only the surface: what's really valuable is the two-hour time lock, nighttime ban, and age assurance becoming default settings, plus using the $18B vs $12B gap to force TikTok and YouTube into the game.