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you can read it at washingtonpost.com. national security reporter for the post, john hudson.rning the war on ukraine could have a significant economic impact on the united states, sinking the stock market and sending the price of gas and other goods soaring. nbc analyst stephanie ruhle has more. >> reporter: a possible invasion thousands of miles away means potentially big impacts for wallets of americans here at home. gas and food prices, inflation and investments all at risk, as the white house tells companies to be on alert for possible russian cyberattacks on businesses and infrastructure and warns of the potential economic effects in the weeks ahead. >> i will not pretend this will be painless. there be could impact on our financial prices. >> it requires sometimes for us to put ourselves out there in a way that maybe we will incur some costs. in this situation that may relate to energy costs, for example. >> reporter: russia is one of the largest producers of oil and natural gas, and western sanctions or retaliation from russian president vladimir putin could disrupt th