David Roche of Quantum Strategy warns of a 3% global economic decline as tankers halt movement through the Gulf and Red Sea. He further argues that markets are disconnected from reality, underestimating the long-term impacts of the energy crisis and geopolitical turmoil. Source: cnbc.com

This won’t sit well with Americans watching pump numbers whirl as they gas up their cars. Source: cnn.com

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS13 to discuss the state of Maine’s economy. Source: wgme.com

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Fox News host Jesse Watters assesses the state of the U.S.-Iran conflict amid President Donald Trump’s ceasefire extension on ‘Jesse Watters Primetime.’ Source: foxnews.com

South Korea’s economy rebounded at a stronger-than-expected pace in the first quarter on robust semiconductor exports, signaling that the country’s artificial intelligence-driven buffer remains intact. Source: wsj.com