Elon Musk’s company says its potential market is $28.5 trillion — only slightly less than U.S. gross domestic product. Source: axios.com

Our prosperity is fueling our pessimism. Source: theatlantic.com

Standing in front of the White House ballroom construction site, U.S. President Donald Trump appealed for patience from Americans struggling with soaring gas prices as he sought to justify the cost of a project critics call a vanity effort. Source: reuters.com

A shortage of naphtha, stemming from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is disrupting manufacturing and retail goods in Japan and South Korea. Source: nytimes.com

Iran war leaves oil-poor nations trying to shore up countermeasures while battling inflation Source: ft.com

“We need to either overwhelm them with something new — and this Economic Fury stuff isn’t it — or we need to start limiting our ambitions.” Source: fortune.com