Marketplace examines what a longer-than-expected Middle East war means for global oil, reporting that S&P Global now expects dampened production and choppy prices into 2027. The episode also covers how record diesel prices and a shortage of English-speaking drivers are pushing trucking costs higher, potentially adding to consumer inflation. A segment asks whether AI should be used to develop pharmaceutical drugs and whether the FDA can keep up with the results. Another story follows a Georgia factory trying to survive what the episode calls America's solar policy whiplash, along with a business still waiting on tariff refunds.
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