- Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, known as "MBS," is consolidating power to his family and its allies before he takes the throne.
- "The key question now is whether MBS has launched or preempted a new destabilizing 'Game of Thrones' by arresting his relatives in such dramatic fashion," writes RBC's Helima Croft.
- One month after past Saudi unrest, oil prices were higher by more than 2 percent, according to analysis by Kensho.