Easter long weekend reading and MB media appearances

International Reading:

• Trump’s economic approval rating takes a nosedive with a 62% disapproval rate – The Mirror
• Billionaire’s 6am email that wiped out 10,000 jobs as AI layoffs spiral – Daily Mail
• Trump Deals Massive Blow to Economy With New Small Business Loan Rule – New Republic
• Most Americans Just 3 Months Away From Financial Collapse, Bankruptcy Survey Suggests – Study Finds
• Tech Giant Oracle Sacks Thousands of Staff with Brutal 6 a.m. email – News.com.au
• The Iran War Has Cut Off Supply of a Gas the AI Industry Desperately Needs – Futurism
• Bottled water prices set to soar – News Week
• Gas hits $4 average across the US. Here’s what you’ll pay where you live – SAN
• How China is charging forward with EV adoption as Canada prepares to welcome its cars – CBC
• Private sector hiring totaled 62,000 in March, better than expected, ADP says – CNBC
• Trump shares plan to exit Iran war ‘very soon’ after gas prices spike – The Express
• Panic for homeowners as map reveals just FIVE seller strongholds – and all the rest to see house prices tumble – Daily Mail
• Germany stops gas stations from raising pump prices more than once a day – CNBC
• From gas prices to farming, US economy feels the ripple effects of the war in Iran – NPR
• Amazon’s cloud business in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike, FT reports – Reuters

Local Reading:

• Anthony Albanese plans visits to Singapore and Malaysia to shore up fuel supplies – The Nightly
• Angus Taylor to speak to nation after saying Albanese’s address ‘could have been a social media post’ – The Guardian
• Albanese urges Australians to ‘live life as normal’ during fuel crisis in rare national address – ABC
• Blah Blah Blah 25% Tax On Gas Exports Please – Betoota Advocate
• Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working? – The Guardian
• Petrol and diesel prices fall across Australia as Labor’s fuel excise cut takes effect – The Guardian
• Anthropic boss makes big call on Australian copyright dispute – ABC
• Strong sales, higher prices for Auckland’s largest real estate agency in March – Interest.co.nz
• Households face $55 a week cost hike due to global oil price shock – Interest.co.nz
• BNZ economist warns inflation-adjusted house prices might be back at 2016 levels by mid-2027 – Interest.co.nz
• ‘Not sitting here with a finger on a trigger waiting to downgrade this reform’: S&P on local council rates cap – Interest.co.nz
• Cotality says housing market faces “challenging period” ahead – Interest.co.nz

MB Media Appearances:

DLS writing in News.com.au: ‘Recession imminent’: Expert sounds alarm | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines

LVO talks energy with Jeremy Cordeaux:

LVO talks energy with Andrew Bolt:

LVO talks property and economy with Catherine Cashmore:

LVO talks housing affordability on Radio 2GB/4BC: