Journalist: Spike in oil prices after Iran strikes turns ‘affordability crisis on its head’
MSNBC·2026-03-02 02:17
dropping bombs abroad to distract from political problems at home. But if that's the case, he may have accidentally made some of those domestic problems worse, such as AS AFFORDABILITY. GAS PRICES HAD BEEN A RARE BRIGHT SPOT IN THE AFFORDABILITY FIGHT, FALLING FOR THE MOST PART SINCE TRUMP TOOK OFFICE.RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER, OIL PRICES ARE TRADING ABOVE $72, UP 8%. IS IS AFTER ANALYSTS SAID PREDICTED OIL PRICES COULD JUMP AS MUCH AS 10 % AND CLIMB AS HIGH AS $100 BARREL, DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS SHAPE UP. THAT W ...