(NPR) Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy

Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy



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Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy






A high-resolution satellite imagery of the Suez Canal and the container ship Ever Given that remains stuck north of the city of Suez, Egypt.



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Here's How A Long Shutdown Of The Suez Canal Might Roil The Global Economy



With one of the world's largest container ships solidly lodged in the Suez Canal, blocking billions of dollars' worth of commerce each day, NPR takes a look at the worldwide implications.