Segments From This Episode

• Tensions stoked in the Middle East

  by David Brancaccio

  The situation regarding the conflict between Israel and Iran war is fluid. Marketplace's David Brancaccio spoke to political risk expert Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group, before Trump asserted the war was over and indications that it is not.

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• A preview of consumer confidence

  by Mitchell Hartman

  Tensions in the Middle East, uncertainty regarding tariffs, the potential for any downturns or job losses — all of this plays into whether U.S. consumers will buy or wait, which will be wrapped into a June reading this morning on consumer confidence.

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• As NATO summit begins, members agree: they need to up defense spending

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  The leaders of the western political and defense coalition are eyeing multiple conflicts, from Ukraine to Iran.

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