Happy Hour: The Ripple Effect of Mideast Tensions on Oil Markets

After last week's analysis of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, "Happy Hour" focuses this Thursday on how those events will affect the price of oil. Our guest will be Amy Jaffe, senior energy adviser at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Spring is in the air and baseball diamonds will shine for the next six months. To preview the season, "Happy Hour" chatted with Todd Leabo, senior producer and co-host of "Between the Lines," heard on WHB 810 AM in Kansas City, Mo. Also, a toast to charitable donations and the weekly markets roundtable.

Sample Segment

			The Toast: El Paso allowed four senior executives to invest millions into the company's planned venture in the telecommunication space. But when the telecommunications venture never panned out, El Paso compounded this failure and bought back those executive stakes at a premium. Investors protested and, in response, the company donated the profits reaped by the executives to charity. Here's to the changing times.
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