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MarketFoolery: 03.06.2012

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🗓️ 6 March 2012

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Investors react to growing uncertainty about the situation in Iran. BP settles. And a big bank makes a big bet on a Big Blue robot.

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0:00.0

It's Tuesday March 6th, and this is Market Fullery. I'm Chris Ellen joining me in studio today

0:06.6

for Motley Fool's stock advisor, Jason Moser, and from Motley Fool Inside Value, Joe

0:10.3

Maker, gentlemen, happy Super. Happy Super Tuesday.

0:12.8

Super Tuesday.

0:13.8

Yeah.

0:14.8

It feels like kind of a regular Tuesday.

0:15.7

I know in the political world it's Super Tuesday, but here it's just...

0:18.6

The market's not feeling so super.

0:20.2

Yeah, not so super.

0:21.2

Well, I live in DC where I get taxed, but I don't get to vote.

0:25.0

Not represented?

0:26.0

You've got to come on over to the Commonwealth of Virginia, my friend.

0:28.0

I'll come back at some point.

0:30.0

All right.

0:31.0

We have got strong earnings from yet another retailer and we will get an update on how robots are methodically taking over the world.

0:37.0

But we are going to begin with several stories regarding oil and let's start with frankly the uncertainty in the world of

0:44.6

oil. There are growing concerns that Iran may be building a nuclear weapon. These are concerns

0:49.9

that could lead to military action by Israel.

0:53.1

Joe, I'll start with you.

0:54.2

Iran is the third largest exporter of oil in the world.

1:00.3

Not to be crass about it, but what does all of this mean for investors?

1:03.4

Well even the threat of warfare is going to drive up oil prices here because if there was a war that broke out

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