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ALL THE MONEY NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Thu Apr 9 2026

 

Daniel de Visé Personal Finance Reporter

Good morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.

The United States is less reliant on foreign oil than at times in the past. And of the oil we do import, only 8% comes from the Middle East. 

Why, then, did the Iran war send gasoline prices through the roof at America’s pumps

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