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Across Europe and Asia, there’s a worrying shortage of energy that is shuttering factories, killing electricity in homes and threatening the global supply chain. The power crunch can’t be blamed on any singular reason, yet it may spread to even more countries as winter approaches.

Lest you think all our stories this week are predicated on global crises, we’re also here to tell you that insider trading is everywhere. As a Wharton business school professor puts it: “Most Americans today believe the stock market is rigged, and they’re right.”