Few emotional forces have moved as quietly, and as powerfully, through modern markets as the feeling of being left behind. In everyday language we call it the #fear_of_missing_out, or #FoMO. It is the worry that other people are gaining something valuable, an opportunity, a profit, an experience, while we stay still. This feeling is old, but the digital world has made it louder. Through phones, social platforms, and constant updates, we can now see in real time what others ar

In international trade, markets do not always operate in open, simple, and transparent ways. Some markets are highly visible, regulated, insured, and documented. Others operate in more complex spaces, where legal restrictions, sanctions, uncertainty, and commercial pressure create hidden forms of exchange. One example often discussed in recent economic debates is the so-called shadow fleet: a group of vessels that may transport restricted or difficult-to-trade products throug