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Inflation held steady in February, but the bigger question is what comes next?

Plus, why the U.S. military isn't helping oil tankers get through the strait of Hormuz.

What American defense officials are looking at is saying, like, if we send our people in there, they're going to be in the line of fire themselves.

It's not safe for them either. So that's why they're not currently offering that

to the oil or shipping industries. And Democrats are pitching tax cuts for millions of Americans

to try to win over voters. It's Wednesday, March 11th. I'm Alex O'Slef for the Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

A new report out today from the Labor Department showed that consumer prices rose 2.4% in February from a year earlier.

That's the same pace as in January and pretty much what economists expected.

But these numbers are from before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, and the war threatens

to raise a lot of prices.

WS.J. Investing columnist Spencer Jacob joins us now to discuss the question on everyone's mind,

just what can February's numbers tell us? Spencer, under normal

circumstances, these numbers would have been a key reading on what prices are doing. How does the

Middle East War change that? Well, yes, it changes it a lot. It's a bit like saying, you know,

other than that, how did you like to play, Mrs. Lincoln? I mean, there's a big, big thing that's

happened since these numbers were compiled for February.

This war, if it lasts a long time, will have an impact not just on energy prices, but on food prices because it affects a lot of the world's fertilizer supply, a lot of just transport generally in the world.

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