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War with Iran continues, raising big concerns across the economy and markets

Financial markets were not reassured by President Trump's address to the nation. Stocks tumbled while energy prices climbed. The shooting war adds to the economic fallout from Trump's trade war.

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Scott Horsley is NPR's Chief Economics Correspondent. He reports on ups and downs in the national economy as well as fault lines between booming and busting communities.
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Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.
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