Week 8: February 19, 2024 -- February 25, 2024

Locator: 46885BIGSTORY.

Top, top story

• IVF: hunch — 99% of those who pay big bucks for IVF are conservative, white, suburban, happily-married white couples. Trump knows.
  
• measles: hunch — Florida schools to start reporting pockets of mini-epidemics. Thank goodness there’s a vaccine — oh, that’s right — not safe.
• Florida SG: nominated for the 2024 Geico Rock Award
  
• US economy on fire; 
• the US stock market continues to hit new highs;
  
• the Fed won't cut more than 50 basis points this year
  

Top story: 

• Ukraine on the ropes; Trump/Johnson throwing Ukraine under the bus
  

Top international non-energy story:

• Israel getting ready to clear Rafah of Hamas
  
• global shipping still avoids the Red Sea (Suez Canal)
• Houthis sink first ship
  

Top international energy story:

• Qatar taking advantage of the "Biden pause"
  

Top national non-energy story:

• Trump risks not coming up with $400 million judgement
  

Top national energy story:

• Biden's LNG export facility permitting pause gets almost no pushback

Focus on fracking: link here.

Top North Dakota non-energy story:

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Geoff Simon's quick connects: link here.