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Anytime tensions are high in the Middle East, oil prices canbe expected to spike. So a war in the region is pretty much guaranteed tomean higher prices at the pump. And that is particularly painful for anyonewhose living depends on what it costs to fill up.
Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR’s economics correspondentScott Horsley about how the U.S. economy is faring, almost a month since the U.S. and Israel launched the first strikes against Iran.
Plus, we hear from American business owners whose companiesare already being impacted by higher fuel prices – a long-haul trucker based inOhio, and a pair of brothers who run a lobster distribution operation from LongIsland, New York.
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Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR’s economics correspondentScott Horsley about how the U.S. economy is faring, almost a month since the U.S. and Israel launched the first strikes against Iran.
Plus, we hear from American business owners whose companiesare already being impacted by higher fuel prices – a long-haul trucker based inOhio, and a pair of brothers who run a lobster distribution operation from LongIsland, New York.
For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign upfor Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or atplus.npr.org. Email us at [email protected].
This episode was produced by Mia Venkat, with audioengineering by Hannah Gluvna. It was edited by William Troop, Rafael Nam, andMaureen Pao. NPR correspondent Bill Chappell contributed to the reporting inthis episode. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
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