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    align-items: stretch !important;
    
    /* GESTALT SPACING #1: Distance BEFORE the vertical divider */
    gap: 65px !important; 
    
    margin-bottom: 35px !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    clear: both !important;
}

.vp-row-nav {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    gap: 15px !important;
    width: auto !important;
}

.legal-links {
    display: flex !important;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    gap: 15px !important; 
    border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;
    
    /* GESTALT SPACING #2: Distance AFTER the vertical divider */
    padding-left: 65px !important; 
    
    width: auto !important;
}

.vp-row-nav a {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 11px !important;
    font-weight: 600 !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.4px !important;
}

.legal-links a {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 11px !important;
    font-weight: 400 !important;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8) !important;
    text-decoration: none;
    text-transform: uppercase !important;
    letter-spacing: 0.4px !important;
}

.vp-divider { 
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    border: 0 !important; 
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important; 
    margin: 0 !important; 
    clear: both !important; 
}

.vp-copyright { 
    display: block !important;
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif !important;
    font-size: 11px !important;
    color: #ffffff !important;
    opacity: 0.5 !important;
    text-align: left;
    clear: both !important;
    margin-top: 5px !important;      
    margin-bottom: -40px !important; 
}

.vp-socials { display: flex; align-items: center; }
.vp-social-icon {
    color: #cccccc !important;
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: center !important;
    justify-content: center !important;
    width: 30px !important; 
    height: 30px !important;
    margin-left: 15px !important; 
    transition: opacity 0.3s ease !important;
}

.vp-social-icon svg {
    width: 20px !important;
    height: 20px !important;
    display: block;
    transform: scale(1) !important; 
}

.vp-social-icon[aria-label="RSS"] svg { 
    transform: scale(1.25) !important; 
}
.vp-social-icon:hover { opacity: 0.7; }

/* ========================================================== */
/* 6. RESPONSIVE DESIGN & MOBILE MENU                         */
/* ========================================================== */
@media only screen and (max-width: 899px) {
    .vp-flex-between { flex-direction: column; text-align: center; gap: 20px; }
    
    .vp-logo {
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2) !important;
        padding-bottom: 25px !important;
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }
    
    .vp-footer-columns {
        justify-content: center !important; 
        gap: 25px !important; 
        text-align: left;
    }
    
    /* Forces single column layout on mobile */
    .legal-links { 
        padding-left: 25px !important; 
        display: flex !important;
        flex-direction: column !important;
        column-count: 1 !important; 
    }
    
    .vp-copyright { text-align: center !important; } 
    .vp-socials { justify-content: center; margin-top: 5px; }
    .vp-social-text { margin-right: 15px !important; }
    .vp-social-icon { margin: 0 5px !important; }

    #menu-primary, #menu-primary-container, .menu-primary-tracks { background-color: #006363 !important; }
    #menu-primary a { 
        background-color: transparent !important; 
        color: #ffffff !important;
        border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) !important;
    }

    #menu-primary a:hover,
    #menu-primary-container a:hover,
    #menu-primary .current-menu-item > a,
    #menu-primary .current_page_item > a,
    #menu-primary .current-menu-ancestor > a {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7) !important;
    }
}

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/* 7. FULL WIDTH MENU BORDERS & FT.COM INDICATOR (DESKTOP)    */
/* ========================================================== */
@media only screen and (min-width: 900px) {
    
    /* Splits the 5 legal links into 2 columns on desktop only */
    .legal-links {
        display: block !important;
        column-count: 2 !important;
        column-gap: 50px !important;
    }

    /* Adds the vertical spacing specifically for desktop columns so it doesn't break mobile */
    .legal-links a {
        display: block !important; 
        margin-bottom: 15px !important; 
    }
    .legal-links a:last-child {
        margin-bottom: 0 !important;
    }

    #menu-primary-container {
        width: 100vw !important;
        max-width: 100vw !important;
        margin-left: calc(50% - 50vw) !important;
        margin-right: calc(50% - 50vw) !important;
        clear: both !important; 
        border-top: 1px solid #0000004D !important; 
        border-bottom: 1px solid #0000004D !important;
    }

    #menu-primary {
        max-width: 1340px !important;
        margin: 0 auto !important;
        padding-left: 40px !important;
        padding-right: 40px !important;
    }

    #menu-primary a:hover::after,
    #menu-primary-container a:hover::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        bottom: -1px;       
        left: 12px;         
        right: 12px;        
        height: 3px;        
        background-color: #004343; 
    }

    #menu-primary .current-menu-item > a::after,
    #menu-primary .current_page_item > a::after,
    #menu-primary .current-menu-ancestor > a::after {
        content: "";
        position: absolute;
        bottom: -1px;       
        left: 12px;         
        right: 12px;        
        height: 3px;        
        background-color: #006363; 
    }
}

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.featured-image:hover, 
.featured-image a:hover, 
.featured-image img:hover,
.post-image:hover,
.post-image a:hover,
.post-image img:hover {
    opacity: 1 !important;
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.single-post .loop-container { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.single-post .loop-container .post, .single-post .loop-container .entry,
.single-post .loop-container .post-header, .single-post .loop-container .entry-header,
.single-post .loop-container .post-content, .single-post .loop-container .entry-content {
    display: contents !important;
}
.single-post .loop-container > *, .single-post .loop-container .post > *,
.single-post .loop-container .entry > *, .single-post .loop-container .post-header > *,
.single-post .loop-container .entry-header > *, .single-post .loop-container .post-content > *,
.single-post .loop-container .entry-content > * { order: 5; }
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    order: 1 !important; margin-top: 0 !important; margin-bottom: 15px !important; 
}
.single-post .loop-container .post-content > *:first-child,
.single-post .loop-container .entry-content > *:first-child { 
    order: 2 !important; margin-bottom: 20px !important; line-height: 1.6 !important;
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.single-post .loop-container .post-byline, .single-post .loop-container .entry-meta { 
    order: 3 !important; margin-bottom: 25px !important; 
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    margin-right: 40px; 
    display: inline-block;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

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@media (max-width: 768px) {
    #vp-live-bar {
        height: 35px !important;
        min-height: 35px !important;
    }

    #ticker-data {
        height: 35px !important;
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center !important; 
        overflow-x: auto !important; 
        overflow-y: hidden !important;
        white-space: nowrap !important;
        width: 100% !important;
        -ms-overflow-style: none !important;
        scrollbar-width: none !important;
    }

    #ticker-data::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none !important;
    }

    .ticker-item {
        display: flex !important;
        align-items: center !important;
        height: 100% !important;
        margin-right: 30px !important; 
    }
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    try {
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        const data = await response.json();
        
        // Fails silently if data is empty (e.g., Yahoo blocked it)
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            html += `
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                    <span class="${statusClass}">${priceDisplay} ${sign}${parseFloat(stock.dp).toFixed(2)}%</span>
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        });
        
        document.getElementById('ticker-data').innerHTML = html;
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    align-items: center; 
    box-sizing: border-box;
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    display: flex; 
    justify-content: space-between; 
    align-items: center;
    width: 100%; 
    max-width: 1340px; 
    padding: 0 40px; 
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.ticker-item {
    display: flex; 
    align-items: center; 
    color: #ffffff;
    font-size: 11px; 
    letter-spacing: 0.5px; 
    white-space: nowrap;
}
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.neg { color: #ef4444; }

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    .ticker-item:nth-child(n+4) { display: none; }
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