2026-01-08

• https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/08/realestate/japan-homes-buy-sales.html [ An American Couple Explored Japan for a Diamond in the Rough the new york times ] B
• https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/us-venezuela-crude-oil-refining-df3854d1?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeqO9sU_RjxwMWv9Bt6sGCuh8Res5UDXZURUcCUyzeWZI044ZkC3Ey7&gaa_ts=6960312e&gaa_sig=0MRf8D31MaTQyVdEcz4lqW6T8V0XBbB2i1euGAR7y5Uz5iJKfqXmRnMVcad_l7TMhbOasx1XkUJpE-butCOSrQ%3D%3D [ The U.S. Pumps More Crude Than Anyone Else. Here s Why It Wants Venezuela s Too. wsj ] B
• https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/consumers-love-cheap-gas-but-the-oil-patch-will-pay-the-price-515d0957?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdeJ9kQXSmc4xFJw23-V2cMvL2lnsoyrMw-uk5diEvEnxz5COrCI0fJ&gaa_ts=6960312f&gaa_sig=KKPEeRFFVpd9nop6P7b1svQ756a6QvNghp1boVxcJj6-kfj4l-ihXf61inXLyLPhI-w0aI8EqL0eU68GuS7TPQ%3D%3D [ Consumers Love Cheap Gas, but the Oil Patch Will Pay the Price wsj ] B
• https://www.ft.com/content/3f785a72-f5e7-4418-86e4-a02997b861f9 [ Trump orders mass US pullout from international organisations myFT ] B
• https://www.ft.com/content/d1ed595d-b7c6-40d2-b99d-d1dbe17b213e [ Trump calls for 50% increase in US defence spending by 2027 myFT ] B
• https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/trump-venezuela-oil-us-control-plan-265a39c1?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqdsfchn3fVjYjzSxe1pzhBU6dk_DIDRJme7_3VXtR8QHdcTK09naW51&gaa_ts=69603148&gaa_sig=MNllEvtum-LDzo2BJhViGZNaKWhg48bPFf8mNBjdrOa9Tgakz_gbmKw1Fcy-dEquOH7Ug-K_AhZGDzwuoQZ82w%3D%3D [ Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come wsj ] B
• https://www.ft.com/content/70ad697f-f970-41ea-8527-274d4f4915a8 [ White House moves to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes ft.com ] B
• https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/asia/china-hainan-russian-tourists.html [ On a Chinese Island, a Sunny Sanctuary for Russian Tourists The New York Times ] B
• https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-downside-to-using-ai-for-all-those-boring-tasks-at-work-dab9d3c8?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqd1cLR2YF-Os-OGopyjV0iQdXWeDWxsaiJYdIRkUKmmoKrRkoh1JYeB&gaa_ts=6960316d&gaa_sig=qFhbeyfYeibtT2k6vxw3OOoN44faLHY11Bk51Zh8cJ8EXt22JbkefnbqsPhIaSERmVz0yZTn6_t4Yuq8VaMdAg%3D%3D [ The Downside to Using AI for All Those Boring Tasks at Work wsj ] B
• https://www.ft.com/content/67ee7b52-650b-439a-a9fa-da6ebf1853ef [ Beijing urged to let renminbi strengthen myFT ] B
• https://www.ft.com/content/f64826fa-5c36-4fb3-8621-ee0b9d9a1ff5 [ Trump’s Venezuela action raises threat for China’s oil supplies myFT ] B
• https://www.wsj.com/world/trumps-plan-to-run-the-hemisphere-scares-friends-and-puzzles-foes-819a1841?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqcy-RqGUWLjM1LQIqGL0QsHaF3ivEcL-8LizdPyxwOQ3afRRRvLXu78&gaa_ts=69603186&gaa_sig=sEIXTA_pe0zRhFEuwjJKnBucsRK5uqtW9GLM7qCLJbR17HrTTE8sAN7eXkk2F1xXtwoTW4yFODfAayntljrqaA%3D%3D [ Trump’s Plan to Run the Hemisphere Scares Friends and Puzzles Foes wsj ] B


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