The upcoming “summit of the future” may instead show that the United Nations, and multilateralism generally, has none. Via ⁦Andreas Kluth⁩ bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

The vice president is shying away from giving her campaign a “girls vs. boys” theme, writes Kara Alaimo, PhD. But data show women can better deliver to voters trib.al/Vvq9dEE

American drivers are signaling a top in gasoline demand, says Liam Denning, and that means trouble for the oil industry trib.al/NSiLRYy

People are barred from bringing loaded guns to some types of public places, from courthouses to airplanes, notes Noah Feldman. So why would a judge say they have to be allowed on trains? trib.al/vhsOuqa

Here's a gift link to read my Bloomberg Opinion piece today about why Kamala Harris' gender may be one of her political advantages bloom.bg/3TgvJhU

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Options for defending the price of oil are dwindling, writes Javier Blas trib.al/hNZfw4t

The climate crisis is making insect-borne diseases more threatening, says Lara Williams. 🎥 Here’s why you’re at risk from a tick

If people will predictably pay 5% more than the last price, someone will predict it. trib.al/0dlyZJH

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Michel Barnier is a shrewd choice to navigate France's rough economic and political currents, Lionel Laurent writes, but the angst runs deep trib.al/rvyLxZe

Economic conditions are better now than under Trump, who is recycling the ideas that didn’t work the first time around, Robert Burgess says bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… via Bloomberg Opinion

China has a vast coal mountain, writes David Fickling. It may be a sign we're at the peak for rising global emissions trib.al/22cmv2z

China's economic malaise is an opportunity for India, writes Karishma Vaswani. Narendra Modi’s visit to Singapore is a chance to step up as a leader of the Global South, but New Delhi isn’t seizing the moment trib.al/PalYhj4

Singapore is using blockchain to distribute mutual funds, writes Andy Mukherjee. A $112 billion industry is crunching its settlement delays with smart contracts replacing faxes and emails at the backend trib.al/NndTDWo

Economic conditions are better now than under Trump, who is recycling the ideas that didn’t work the first time around, Robert Burgess says trib.al/S0tTYUQ

A former New York Fed president runs the numbers on Trump's tariff and weak dollar talk and finds that they just don’t add up. trib.al/i0H8b95

Keir Starmer comes across as a latter-day Oliver Cromwell. That may create an opening for the Tories, Adrian Wooldridge writes trib.al/kkY830c

The UK's latest renewable-energy auction was a success, but its 2030 wind power target looks increasingly like a moonshot, writes Lara Williams trib.al/utwOX0h