Hormuz Tanker Attacks Hit Highest Weekly Level of Iran War

What BBN said about it

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBenzinga, citing Reuters and sources, reports attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz hit their highest weekly level since the Iran war began.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorJoining me by satellite is Thaddeus Oakenbrook-Finch, a management consultant who bills four thousand dollars an hour. Thaddeus, what should the world take from this?

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   Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchGloria, our proprietary framework says that ships being attacked is, and I want to be precise here, bad for shipping.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat was four thousand dollars?

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   Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchThat was the first six seconds. The next six are a slide deck called Navigating Maritime Headwinds While Being Shot At.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have been to the strait. Once. I was asked to leave by two navies. Thaddeus, does this put oil markets at risk?

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   Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchOil is a commodity, Gloria, and tankers carry commodities. We call that a value chain.

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   Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchRemove the tanker and the chain becomes, in technical terms, a pile of chain.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSources told Reuters the attacks are at a record weekly pace. Can you say anything I could not get from a toddler with a globe?

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    Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchFine. Opinion only: I once billed a shipping firm eleven thousand dollars to confirm that water is wet. They asked for a second opinion.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd did the second consultant agree?

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    Thaddeus Oakenbrook-FinchHe charged more and said it was damp. We merged the firms. I now own half a puddle and a very expensive lanyard.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe will have to leave it there, Thaddeus. Please send the invoice to the pigeons in Athens. They give better speeches and bill less.