Posts

NPR-up first

Image
"War with Iran is complicating Trump's promise to lower gas prices." Views expressed in this World and U.S. news update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 March 2026, 1529 UTC. Content and Source:  "NPR-up first."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCMsvDVjSgqmXJNlvNHXTcpld URL--https://www.npr.org. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). Was this newsletter shared with you? Subscribe now. by  Brittney Melton March 12, 2026 Good morning. Easter is right around the corner, and the  retail price of eggs  has fallen just in time for the holiday. Here’s the news we’re following today: In the last 24 hours, unknown attackers hit three commercial ships carrying oil in the Strait of Hormuz.  The key passageway for the world’s oil, which is one of the hot spots in the U.S. and Israel’s war in the Mid...

FT-Financial Times.

Image
"Middle East War live:  Oil climbs back towards $100 after ships hit." Views expressed in this Geopolitical News and Analysis are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 12 March 2026, 0957 UTC. Content and Source:  "myFT Daily Digest."  https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQfCMstbPLzMHNqxrWPMXHmkch https://www.ft.com. Please check email link, URL, or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://trendsingeopolitics.blogspot.com). myFT Daily Digest US politics & policy Middle East war live: Oil climbs back towards $100 after ships hit MARCH 12, 2026 US politics & policy  ˃ US launches new trade probes into a series of countries and the EU Investigations are precursor to fresh tariffs after previous levies were struck down by the Supreme Court MARCH 11, 2026 Donald Trump’s Iran war tests US voters’ patience as petrol prices rise Administration has failed to douse surge in fuel costs ...