New economic risks have some experts warning about stagflation — a combination of low economic growth and high inflation. Persistent inflation above the Fed's target and the job market slowdown had already prompted worries. Then surging oil prices due to the war in Iran have drawn comparisons to the oil supply shocks that led to shortages and long gas lines Americans saw during stagflation in the 1970s. Yet some economists say full-blown stagflation, sometimes dubbed a worst-case scenario for

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