/* LHBUSA Seller Intelligence — shared publication stylesheet (built by intel/) */
:root{--navy:#13315c;--navy-ink:#06121f;--navy-deep:#0b1f3a;--red:#c2362f;--cyan:#22c3e6;--cyan-ink:#0e7490;--gold:#e8b04b;--green:#1f9d57;--paper:#f6f3ec;--paper-2:#efeae0;--card:#fffefb;--ink:#1b2733;--muted:#566677;--line:#e2dacb;--display:'Fraunces',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;--body:'Archivo',system-ui,-apple-system,'Segoe UI',sans-serif;--ease:cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1)}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--body);background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;text-rendering:optimizeLegibility}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
picture{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit}
.visually-hidden{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
.skip{position:absolute;left:12px;top:-60px;z-index:10000;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:.6rem 1rem;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.skip:focus{top:12px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--cyan);outline-offset:2px;border-radius:3px}
.wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
.wrap-narrow{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
.intel h1,.intel h2,.intel h3{font-family:var(--display);color:var(--navy);letter-spacing:-.012em;line-height:1.15;margin:0}

/* ---- desk header ---- */
.desk-head{background:var(--navy-ink);color:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.06)}
.desk-head .wrap{padding-top:2.4rem;padding-bottom:1.8rem}
.desk-eyebrow{margin:0 0 .6rem;font-size:.74rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#7fe0f5}
.desk-eyebrow a{text-decoration:none}
.desk-head h1{color:#fff;font-weight:500;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.2rem);max-width:22ch}
.desk-dek{color:#c3d0de;font-size:1.06rem;max-width:62ch;margin:.7rem 0 0}
.desk-meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem 1.4rem;margin:1.1rem 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;font-size:.86rem;color:#a9b9ca}
.desk-meta b{color:#fff;font-weight:700}
.desk-meta a{color:#7fe0f5;text-underline-offset:3px}

/* ---- topic navigation (crawlable links; wraps on desktop, disclosure on mobile) ---- */
.topic-nav{background:var(--navy-deep);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.tn-inner{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:.75rem 1.25rem}
.tn-menu{margin:0}
.tn-summary{display:none}
.tn-list{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}
.tn-list a{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:.5rem;min-height:40px;padding:.4rem .85rem;border-radius:999px;border:1px solid rgba(246,243,236,.22);color:#e7edf3;text-decoration:none;font-size:.86rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2;transition:background-color .15s ease,border-color .15s ease,color .15s ease}
.tn-count{font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;color:#9fb2c5;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.tn-list a:hover{background:rgba(246,243,236,.1);border-color:rgba(246,243,236,.5);color:#fff}
.tn-list a:hover .tn-count{color:#d6e1ec}
.tn-list a:focus-visible,.tn-summary:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--cyan);outline-offset:2px}
.tn-list a[aria-current="page"]{background:var(--paper);border-color:var(--paper);color:var(--navy)}
.tn-list a[aria-current="page"] .tn-count{color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:759px){
  .tn-inner{padding:.6rem 1rem}
  .tn-summary{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.6rem;min-height:48px;padding:.55rem .9rem;border:1px solid rgba(246,243,236,.25);border-radius:12px;color:#fff;cursor:pointer;list-style:none;font-weight:700;font-size:.92rem}
  .tn-summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
  .tn-summary-label{color:#9fb2c5;font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800}
  .tn-summary-current{flex:1;min-width:0;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap}
  .tn-chevron{flex:0 0 auto;transition:transform .2s ease}
  .tn-menu[open] .tn-chevron{transform:rotate(180deg)}
  .tn-menu[open] .tn-summary{border-bottom-left-radius:0;border-bottom-right-radius:0;background:rgba(246,243,236,.06)}
  .tn-list{display:block;border:1px solid rgba(246,243,236,.25);border-top:0;border-radius:0 0 12px 12px;overflow:hidden}
  .tn-list li+li{border-top:1px solid rgba(246,243,236,.12)}
  .tn-list a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;width:100%;min-height:48px;border:0;border-radius:0;padding:.7rem .9rem;font-size:.95rem}
  .tn-list a[aria-current="page"]{background:var(--paper);color:var(--navy)}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.tn-chevron,.tn-list a{transition:none}}

/* ---- cards ---- */
.kicker{margin:0 0 .35rem;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--red)}
.kicker a{text-decoration:none}
.kicker a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.kicker .place{color:var(--muted)}
.card{display:flex;flex-direction:column;background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;min-width:0}
.card-media{display:block;aspect-ratio:16/9;background:var(--paper-2);overflow:hidden}
.card-media img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s var(--ease)}
.card:hover .card-media img{transform:scale(1.03)}
.card-body{padding:1rem 1.15rem 1.15rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1}
.card-title{font-size:1.16rem;font-weight:600}
.card-title a{text-decoration:none}
.card-title a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--cyan);text-underline-offset:3px}
.card-dek{color:var(--muted);font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.5;margin:.45rem 0 0}
.card-meta{margin:auto 0 0;padding-top:.7rem;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--muted)}
.card.lead .card-title{font-size:clamp(1.5rem,2.6vw,2.1rem)}
.card.lead .card-dek{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink)}
.card.row{flex-direction:row}
.card.row .card-media{flex:0 0 38%;aspect-ratio:auto;align-self:stretch;min-height:120px}
.card-media picture{height:100%}
.card.row .card-title{font-size:1.02rem}
.card.row .card-dek{display:none}

.front{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr;gap:1.4rem;padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:.5rem}
.front-side{display:grid;gap:1rem;align-content:start}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.25rem}
.section{padding-top:2.2rem}
.rule-head{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:.3rem 1rem;border-top:3px solid var(--navy);padding-top:.7rem;margin-bottom:1.1rem}
.rule-head h2{font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:600}
.rule-head a{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cyan-ink);text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.rule-head a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.topic-modules{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1.6rem 2rem}
.brief-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.brief-list li{padding:.7rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.brief-list li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.brief-list a{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none;font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.3}
.brief-list a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--cyan)}
.brief-list time{display:block;font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.2rem}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.5rem;list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.chips a{display:inline-block;padding:.4rem .75rem;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--card);border-radius:999px;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy)}
.chips a:hover{border-color:var(--cyan)}

/* ---- pagination ---- */
.pagination{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.4rem;justify-content:center;align-items:center;margin:2.4rem 0 3rem;padding:0;list-style:none}
.pagination a,.pagination span{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:44px;height:44px;padding:0 .8rem;border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--card);color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none}
.pagination a:hover{border-color:var(--cyan)}
.pagination [aria-current="page"]{background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.pagination .gap{border:0;background:none;min-width:auto}

/* ---- topic hub intro ---- */
.hub-intro{max-width:70ch}
.hub-intro p{margin:.7rem 0 0;color:#c3d0de}
.watch{margin:1rem 0 0;padding:0;list-style:none;display:grid;gap:.3rem}
.watch li{color:#d6e1ec;font-size:.95rem;padding-left:1.1rem;position:relative}
.watch li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.62em;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cyan)}
.state-block{padding-top:1.6rem}
.state-block h2{font-size:1.4rem}
.state-block .state-links{font-size:.88rem;margin:.3rem 0 .9rem}
.state-block .state-links a{color:var(--cyan-ink);font-weight:700}

/* ---- article ---- */
.story-head{padding-top:1.6rem}
.crumbs ol{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.3rem;list-style:none;margin:0 0 1rem;padding:0;font-size:.82rem;color:var(--muted)}
.crumbs li+li::before{content:"/";margin-right:.3rem;color:#a4b1be}
.crumbs a{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none}
.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:underline}
.story-title{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.1rem);font-weight:600;line-height:1.08}
.story-dek{font-size:clamp(1.1rem,2vw,1.3rem);color:#384a5c;line-height:1.45;margin:.9rem 0 0}
.byline{display:flex;gap:.8rem;align-items:center;margin:1.3rem 0 0;padding:1rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.avatar{flex:0 0 44px;width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy),var(--navy-deep));color:#fff;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600}
.byline p{margin:0;font-size:.9rem}
.byline-name a{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;text-decoration-color:var(--cyan);text-underline-offset:3px}
.byline-dates{color:var(--muted);font-size:.84rem!important}
.story-hero{margin:1.6rem auto 0;max-width:1200px;padding:0 1.25rem}
.story-hero picture,.story-hero img{border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;background:var(--paper-2)}
figcaption{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.5rem;line-height:1.45}
figcaption .credit{color:#7a8a99}
.story-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:3rem;padding-top:2rem;padding-bottom:1rem}
.story-main{max-width:720px;min-width:0;overflow-wrap:break-word}
.seller-brief{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--cyan);border-radius:12px;padding:1.1rem 1.3rem;margin:0 0 1.8rem}
.seller-brief h2{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:.4rem}
.seller-brief p{margin:0 0 .5rem}
.seller-brief ul{margin:.3rem 0 .4rem;padding-left:1.1rem}
.seller-brief li{margin:.2rem 0}
.seller-brief .jump{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--cyan-ink)}
.toc{margin:0 0 1.6rem;font-size:.9rem}
.toc h2{font-family:var(--body)!important;font-size:.74rem!important;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)!important;margin-bottom:.4rem!important}
.toc ol{margin:0;padding-left:1.2rem}
.toc a{color:var(--navy);text-underline-offset:3px}
.story-body{font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.78}
.story-body p{margin:0 0 1.15rem}
.story-body h2{font-size:1.55rem;margin:2.3rem 0 .8rem;padding-top:1.1rem;border-top:3px solid var(--cyan);display:inline-block}
.story-body h3{font-size:1.25rem;margin:1.8rem 0 .5rem}
.story-body ul{margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding-left:1.3rem}
.story-body li{margin:.3rem 0}
.story-body strong{color:var(--navy)}
.story-body blockquote{margin:1.6rem 0;padding:.3rem 0 .3rem 1.2rem;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);font-family:var(--display);font-size:1.25rem;color:var(--navy)}
.story-figure{margin:2rem 0}
.story-figure img{border-radius:10px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.panel{background:var(--paper-2);border-radius:12px;padding:1.2rem 1.35rem;margin:2.2rem 0 0;font-size:.95rem}
.panel h2{font-size:1.2rem;margin:0 0 .6rem}
.panel ul{margin:.3rem 0 .8rem;padding-left:1.2rem}
.panel p{margin:.4rem 0}
.panel a{color:var(--navy);text-underline-offset:3px}
.updates{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding-left:.9rem;margin:1.4rem 0 0;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted)}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:flex-start;margin:2rem 0 0;padding:1.2rem 0 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.author-box p{margin:.2rem 0;font-size:.93rem}
.author-box a{color:var(--navy);font-weight:700}
.story-rail{display:grid;gap:1.4rem;align-content:start}
.rail-block h2{font-family:var(--body)!important;font-size:.74rem!important;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)!important;padding-bottom:.5rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--navy);margin-bottom:.2rem!important}
.rail-links{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.rail-links li{padding:.65rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.rail-links a{font-weight:600;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none;line-height:1.35;display:block}
.rail-links a:hover{text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-color:var(--cyan)}
.rail-links span{display:block;font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin-top:.15rem;font-weight:400}
.cta-quiet{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:1.1rem 1.2rem;font-size:.92rem}
.cta-quiet .label{font-size:.68rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 .4rem}
.cta-quiet p{margin:.3rem 0 .8rem}
.cta-quiet a.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;padding:.65rem 1rem;border-radius:9px}
.cta-quiet a.btn:hover{background:var(--red)}

/* ---- author + standards ---- */
.prose{font-size:1.05rem;line-height:1.75}
.prose h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin:2.2rem 0 .7rem}
.prose ul{padding-left:1.3rem}
.prose a{color:var(--navy);text-underline-offset:3px;font-weight:600}
.meta-line{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.team-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:1.2rem;padding-top:2rem}
.team-card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:1.3rem;display:flex;gap:1rem}
.team-card h2{font-size:1.3rem}
.team-card p{margin:.3rem 0 0;font-size:.92rem;color:var(--muted)}
.team-card a{text-decoration:none}
.side-list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}
.side-list li{padding:.35rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:.93rem}

/* ---- newsletter ---- */
.newsletter{background:var(--navy-ink);color:#fff;margin-top:3rem}
.newsletter .wrap{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2rem;align-items:center;padding-top:2.4rem;padding-bottom:2.4rem}
.newsletter h2{color:#fff!important;font-size:1.6rem}
.newsletter p{color:#b8c7d6;margin:.4rem 0 0}
.signup{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.6rem}
.signup label{width:100%;font-size:.85rem;color:#c3d0de}
.signup input{flex:1;min-width:220px;min-height:48px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25);color:#fff;padding:.8rem 1rem;border-radius:10px;font:inherit}
.signup input::placeholder{color:#93a6ba}
.signup button{min-height:48px;background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:.8rem 1.3rem;border-radius:10px;font:inherit;font-weight:800;cursor:pointer}
.signup button:hover{background:#d63b34}
.signup-msg{width:100%;min-height:1.3em;font-size:.88rem;color:#c3d0de;margin:0}

.disclosure{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);text-align:center;padding:1.4rem 1.25rem 0;max-width:80ch;margin:0 auto}

@media (max-width:1020px){
  .front{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
  .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .story-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:1.5rem}
  .story-main{max-width:none}
}
@media (max-width:680px){
  .grid,.topic-modules{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .newsletter .wrap{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .card.row .card-media{flex-basis:34%}
  .story-body{font-size:1.04rem}
  .desk-head .wrap{padding-top:1.7rem}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{transition:none!important;animation:none!important}}