Marty Cantor, CPA and economic development consultant, joined Cheddar News to talk about how global events continue to impact the U.S. economy. Cantor cited a range of topics, including Moscow's decision to halt the safe export of Ukrainian grain and rising oil prices as a result of Saudi Arabia scaling back on the number of daily barrels it puts into production.

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