A widening conflict in the Middle East would only drive prices higher as those companies jostle to get goods from overseas as geopolitical tensions in the region rise.

Travel Perhaps contrary to conventional wisdom, one cascading effect of the heightened Middle East tension may be that the cost of traveling, even if fuel prices rise, will come down.

Home> Money and Labor> Middle East conflict threatens to exacerbate inflationary pressure on some things In this photo released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society rescuers work at the scene of an ...