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Iran sends ripple effect through U.S. economy as prices creep in 99%
4/4/2026, 3:46:38 AM
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Gas prices today hitting a new high since the war with Iran began.
$49 a gallon as US crude oil has surged to over $111 a barrel.
>> It's outrageous and it it hurts in the pocket.
>> The ripple effects of the war now reaching deeper into the US economy.
Amazon joining UPS, FedEx, and the US Postal Service in announcing shipping sir charges.
Amazon saying due to elevated costs in fuel and logistics, it will apply a 3.5% search charge to the independent sellers who make up more than 60% of the retail giant sales.
Amazon saying when costs remain elevated, we implement temporary search charges to partially recover those costs.
Costs are also soaring in the skies.
Ticket prices up as much as 15%.
Airlines scrambling to deal with the rising price of jet fuel.
United now joining JetBlue and bumping up bag fees as much as $10.
And with diesel prices nearing all-time highs,
>> but the grocery prices really have um are obviously higher.
>> Experts say higher costs are coming for just about everything we buy.
>> It's starting to come through and a couple of food prices.
Obviously, fertilizer has also been impacted and those transportation costs.
>> Tonight, growing concerns that a war half a world away could leave longerlasting scars.
Do you think that those price increases are going to be temporary or permanent?
Uh we all learned that prices often go up and they are very very slow to come back down if they ever do come back
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