Diesel prices fuel uncertainty for small businesses
4/20/202625 min
Rising gas prices, stemming from President Trump’s war against Iran, have frustrated drivers all spring. But diesel prices are up too, and diesel is the real engine of our economy. In this episode, small business owners face higher costs and uncertainty as diesel prices climb. Plus: Consumer sentiment reaches record lows even as spending remains stable, economists and farmers explain why tomato prices rose 15% in a month, and bond traders expect the Fed to hold rates steady all year.
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[news music] What should you look at to see what the war is doing to this economy? Well, when you find out, let us know, would you? I'm kidding. I'm kidding. From American Public Media, this is Marketplace. [upbeat music] In Los Angeles, I'm Kai Ryssdal. It is Monday today, twenty April. Good as always to have you along, everybody. Let us begin