Tag: Geopolitical volatility and international strategi
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2026-05-03 • Spirit Airlines shut down due to a crude oil shock and geopolitical tensions, exposing flaws in hyper-optimized business models reliant on cheap energy.
Morning Intelligence – The Gist It takes decades to build an industry disruptor, but only one geopolitical chokepoint to dismantle it. Overnight, Spirit Airlines abruptly ceased operations, ending a thirty-year run. The immediate trigger is the crude oil shock surging past $120 a barrel, but the…