Oil Falls on War-End Optimism | Open Interest 4/1/2026

Posted on 04/01/2026
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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." President Trump takes center stage in a high-stakes prime-time speech as tensions rise with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. Nike stumbles, warning of a tougher road ahead amid global headwinds. And OpenAI shocks the market with a massive $122 billion funding round, pushing its valuation to a staggering $852 billion. We break it all down with Permira Co-CEO Brian Ruder on volatility and AI disruption, Nissan Americas chief Christian Meunier on tariffs reshaping US manufacturing, and Next Round Capital’s Ken Smythe on why the OpenAI deal may not be what it seems.



Chapters:

00:00:00 - Open Interest

00:02:30 - Trump: Will Consider Ceasefire When Hormuz is Open

00:05:48 - Massive Short Squeeze Drove Rally

00:09:58 - February Retail Sales Climb By More Than Forecast

00:14:04 - High Interest | NASA, Nissan, OpenAI Hits $852 Billion

00:15:51 - Open AI Raises $122 Billion at $852 Billion Valuation

00:23:08 - Stocks to Watch | Intel, Apollo Management

00:25:06 - Kara Murphy Kestra Investment Management | Nike Shares Tumble After Gloomy Outlook

00:33:10 - Top Calls | Disney, Microsoft

00:34:59 - Brian Ruder Permira | Impact of Geopolitical Uncertainty on Dealmaking

00:44:39 - Breaking News | ISM Manufacturing

00:47:58 - Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments

00:51:50 - Marija Veitmane State Street Global Markets | Iran: Hormuz Won’t Reopen Based on Trump’s Absurd Displays

01:01:16 - M&A Tally hits $1.3 Trillion as Unilever Joins Deals Parade

01:06:41 - Christian Meunier Nissan Americas | Trump Praises Nissan’s US Product Production Shift

01:15:53 - Anthropic Runs Hot on Secondary Market

01:18:00 - Ken Smythe Next Round Capital Partners | OpenAI Demands Sinks on Secondary Market

01:24:09 - NASA Moon Mission Launches Today

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