:root{
  --paper:#FBFAF7;
  --paper-alt:#F2F0E9;
  --ink:#15181D;
  --ink-soft:#42474E;
  --meta:#6C7178;
  --steel:#142F45;
  --steel-light:#1F4763;
  --red:#8E2A1F;
  --red-soft:#6E2016;
  --rule:#D9D4C8;
  --rule-strong:#B7B2A4;
  --up:#2E6B3E;
  --down:#8E2A1F;
}

*{box-sizing:border-box;}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}
body{
  margin:0;
  background:var(--paper);
  color:var(--ink);
  font-family:'IBM Plex Sans', -apple-system, Segoe UI, sans-serif;
  font-size:16px;
  line-height:1.5;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}
h1,h2,h3{
  font-family:'Source Serif 4', Georgia, serif;
  margin:0;
  color:var(--ink);
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none;}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
.wrap{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 24px;}

a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, input:focus-visible, textarea:focus-visible{
  outline:2px solid var(--red);
  outline-offset:2px;
}

/* Honeypot field, hidden from real visitors, left in the tab order for bots only */
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;}

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.masthead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
.masthead-inner{
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  padding:18px 24px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;
}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;}
.brand img.brand-mark{height:54px;width:54px;display:block;border-radius:7px;}
.brand-text .tagline{margin:0;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--meta);font-family:'IBM Plex Sans';}
.sr-only{
  position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;
  clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0;
}
.brand-text h1{font-size:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.2px;}

nav.primary-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;}
nav.primary-nav a{
  font-size:14px;font-weight:500;color:var(--ink-soft);
  padding:4px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;
}
nav.primary-nav a:hover, nav.primary-nav a.active{color:var(--ink);border-bottom-color:var(--red);}

.brief-btn{
  font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--paper);
  background:var(--steel);border:1px solid var(--steel);
  padding:9px 16px;border-radius:2px;white-space:nowrap;
}
.brief-btn:hover{background:var(--steel-light);border-color:var(--steel-light);}

.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--rule-strong);border-radius:2px;
  padding:8px 10px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink);}

/* ---------- Ticker ---------- */
.ticker{background:var(--steel);color:#E7E9EC;}
.ticker-inner{
  display:flex;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;
  padding:9px 24px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;
}
.ticker-item{padding:0 18px;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.18);display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:6px;}
.ticker-item:first-child{border-left:none;padding-left:0;}
.ticker-item .metal{color:#B9C2CC;font-weight:500;}
.ticker-item .up{color:#7FBF8F;}
.ticker-item .down{color:#E08A6B;}
.ticker-note{margin-left:auto;color:#8C97A3;font-size:11.5px;padding:0 0 0 18px;}

/* ---------- Layout shell ---------- */
main{padding:36px 0 0;}
section{padding:36px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
section:last-of-type{border-bottom:none;}
.section-head{
  display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;
  margin-bottom:22px;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;
}
.section-head h2{font-size:22px;font-weight:600;}
.section-head .section-sub{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--meta);}

.page-head{padding:40px 0 8px;}
.page-head h1{font-size:34px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px;}
.page-head p{font-size:15.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:60ch;}

.feed-empty{color:var(--meta);font-size:14px;padding:20px 0;}

/* ---------- Hero / lead story ---------- */
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.7fr 1fr;gap:44px;}
.lead-tag{
  display:inline-block;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.4px;
  color:var(--red);text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:10px;
}
.lead h1{font-size:38px;line-height:1.15;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:14px;}
.lead h1 a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--rule-strong);}
.lead .dek{font-size:17px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:58ch;margin-bottom:14px;}
.byline{font-size:13px;color:var(--meta);}
.byline .source-link{color:var(--red);font-weight:500;}
.byline .source-link:hover{text-decoration:underline;}

/* Right rail */
.rail > div{margin-bottom:30px;}
.rail > div:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}
.rail h3{font-size:15px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:12px;padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}

.brief-box p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 12px;}
.brief-form{display:flex;gap:0;}
.brief-form input{
  flex:1;border:1px solid var(--rule-strong);border-right:none;border-radius:2px 0 0 2px;
  padding:9px 10px;font-size:13.5px;font-family:'IBM Plex Sans';background:#fff;color:var(--ink);
}
.brief-form button{
  border:1px solid var(--steel);background:var(--steel);color:#fff;
  font-size:13px;font-weight:600;padding:0 16px;border-radius:0 2px 2px 0;white-space:nowrap;
}
.brief-form button:hover{background:var(--steel-light);}

.form-notice{font-size:13px;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:2px;margin:0 0 10px;}
.form-notice.ok{background:#EAF3EC;color:var(--up);border:1px solid #BFDBC6;}
.form-notice.err{background:#F7E9E6;color:var(--red);border:1px solid #E3BFB6;}

.mini-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.mini-list li{padding:9px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:13.5px;}
.mini-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none;padding-bottom:0;}
.mini-list a{font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);}
.mini-list a:hover{color:var(--red);}
.mini-list .desc{display:block;color:var(--meta);font-size:12.5px;margin-top:2px;}

/* ---------- Editor focus tags ---------- */
.focus-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;}
.focus-row a{
  padding:10px 18px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-soft);
  border-right:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.focus-row a:last-child{border-right:none;}
.focus-row a:hover{background:var(--paper-alt);color:var(--red);}

/* ---------- Live wire list ---------- */
.wire-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.wire-row{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:130px 1fr 150px;gap:18px;
  padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);align-items:start;
}
.wire-row:first-child{padding-top:0;}
.wire-tag{font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.3px;color:var(--red);text-transform:uppercase;padding-top:2px;}
.wire-headline a{font-size:16.5px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.35;color:var(--ink);}
.wire-headline a:hover{color:var(--red-soft);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--rule-strong);}
.wire-meta{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--meta);text-align:right;}
.wire-meta .src{display:block;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:500;}

/* ---------- Company watch / listen ---------- */
.two-col{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:44px;}
.card-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.card-list li{
  display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:14px;
  padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.card-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.card-list .name{font-size:15px;font-weight:600;}
.card-list .desc{font-size:13px;color:var(--meta);margin-top:2px;}
.card-list .visit{font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--red);border:1px solid var(--red);
  padding:6px 12px;border-radius:2px;white-space:nowrap;}
.card-list .visit:hover{background:var(--red);color:#fff;}

/* ---------- Commercial desk ---------- */
.commercial{background:var(--paper-alt);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;padding:32px;
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr;gap:36px;align-items:center;}
.commercial h2{font-size:24px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px;}
.commercial p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:52ch;}
.package{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;padding:24px;}
.package .price{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:28px;font-weight:600;color:var(--steel);}
.package .price span{font-size:13px;color:var(--meta);font-family:'IBM Plex Sans';font-weight:400;}
.package ul{list-style:none;margin:16px 0 20px;padding:0;font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);}
.package ul li{padding:6px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--rule);}
.package ul li:first-child{border-top:none;}
.package .cta{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--steel);color:#fff;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;
  padding:11px 20px;border-radius:2px;border:1px solid var(--steel);
}
.package .cta:hover{background:var(--steel-light);}

/* ---------- Three-up ---------- */
.three-up{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:0;border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;}
.three-up > div{padding:26px;border-right:1px solid var(--rule);}
.three-up > div:last-child{border-right:none;}
.three-up h3{font-size:17px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;}
.three-up p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 14px;min-height:60px;}
.three-up a.link{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:var(--red);}
.three-up a.link:hover{text-decoration:underline;}

/* ---------- Simple category page body ---------- */
.category-body{padding:8px 0 36px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr;gap:44px;}
ul.plain{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
ul.plain li{
  padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);
}
ul.plain li:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
.category-body .status-box{
  background:var(--paper-alt);border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;padding:24px;
}
.category-body .status-box h3{font-size:16px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:8px;}
.category-body .status-box p{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0 0 16px;}
.category-body .status-box a.cta{
  display:inline-block;background:var(--steel);color:#fff;font-size:13.5px;font-weight:600;
  padding:10px 18px;border-radius:2px;border:1px solid var(--steel);
}
.category-body .status-box a.cta:hover{background:var(--steel-light);}

/* ---------- Contact ---------- */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.3fr;gap:44px;}
.contact-info p{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:42ch;margin-bottom:18px;}
.contact-info .detail{font-size:15px;font-weight:600;margin-bottom:6px;}
.contact-info .detail a{color:var(--red);}
.contact-form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;}
.contact-form .full{grid-column:1 / -1;}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink-soft);margin-bottom:5px;}
.contact-form input, .contact-form textarea{
  width:100%;border:1px solid var(--rule-strong);border-radius:2px;padding:10px;
  font-family:'IBM Plex Sans';font-size:14px;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);
}
.contact-form textarea{resize:vertical;min-height:100px;}
.contact-form button{
  grid-column:1 / -1;justify-self:start;background:var(--steel);color:#fff;
  border:1px solid var(--steel);font-size:14px;font-weight:600;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:2px;
}
.contact-form button:hover{background:var(--steel-light);}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
footer{background:var(--steel);color:#C7CDD3;padding:40px 0 24px;}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:32px;padding-bottom:28px;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);}
.footer-grid h4{font-size:13px;font-weight:600;color:#fff;margin-bottom:12px;letter-spacing:0.2px;}
.footer-brand p{font-size:13px;color:#9AA4AD;max-width:32ch;}
.footer-grid ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;}
.footer-grid li{margin-bottom:8px;font-size:13.5px;}
.footer-grid a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline;}
.footer-bottom{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding-top:18px;font-size:12.5px;color:#8C97A3;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero-grid, .two-col, .contact-grid, .commercial, .category-body{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .three-up{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .three-up > div{border-right:none;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
  .three-up > div:last-child{border-bottom:none;}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;}
}
@media (max-width:780px){
  nav.primary-nav{display:none;}
  .nav-toggle{display:block;}
  body.nav-open nav.primary-nav{
    display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;width:100%;order:3;
    border-top:1px solid var(--rule);margin-top:14px;padding-top:10px;
  }
  body.nav-open .masthead-inner{flex-wrap:wrap;}
  body.nav-open nav.primary-nav a{padding:10px 0;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);}
  .wire-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:6px;}
  .wire-meta{text-align:left;}
  .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .contact-form{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){
  html{scroll-behavior:auto;}
}


/* ---------- Hero image ---------- */
.lead-hero-img{
  width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin-bottom:18px;
  border:1px solid var(--rule);
}

/* ---------- Editor focus, active filter state ---------- */
.focus-row a.active{
  background:var(--steel);color:#fff;
}
.focus-row a{cursor:pointer;}

/* ---------- Ad slot ---------- */
.ad-slot{
  border:1px solid var(--rule);border-radius:2px;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:12px;
}
.ad-slot-label{
  font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.4px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--meta);background:var(--paper-alt);padding:6px 14px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--rule);
}
.ad-slot-body{display:block;padding:16px 14px;}
.ad-slot-body strong{display:block;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink);margin-bottom:4px;}
.ad-slot-body span{display:block;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--meta);}
.ad-slot-body:hover strong{color:var(--red);}