Markets Whipsaw After Trump Delays Iran Strike Deadline | Open Interest 3/23/2026

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." President Trump hits pause, delaying strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure after what he calls “good” talks, even as Tehran flatly denies any negotiations ever happened. Markets reacting fast—airlines surge, oil plunges, and energy stocks take a hit. But is this calm before something bigger. Former State Department insider Aaron David Miller warns the strategy could backfire, pushing Iran closer to a nuclear weapon. And as tensions rise, a new front is already heating up—cyberwar. Check Point CEO Nadav Zafrir breaks down how Iran-linked attacks and AI-driven threats are exposing major vulnerabilities for US businesses.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Open Interest
00:04:17 – Iran Media Denies Contacts with Trump Over Truce Talks
00:06:29 – Stocks Rise, Oil Sinks
00:11:11 – Peter Tchir Academy Securities | Oil Tumbles as Trump Postpones Iran Strike
00:14:27 – High Interest | LGA Plane, Newark Airport, Goolsbee
00:16:14 – Trump Postpone Iran Energy Strike
00:19:42 – Iran Threats
00:25:41 – Stocks to Watch | United Airlines, Carnival, Ferrari
00:28:41 – Amanda Agati PNC Asset Management Group | Stocks Rise
00:35:40 – Breaking News | President Speaks To Reporters
00:56:53 – Trump: Hormuz May Be Jointly Controlled by Me
00:59:57 – Sitara Sundar JPMorgan | Trump Eases Iran Threats
01:07:00 – US Ambassador to the EU Andrew Puzder with Bloomberg’s Oliver Crook
01:15:35 – Nadav Zafrir Check Point Software | Cyberattacks to Intensify
01:23:45 – Trumps Backs off Form Iran Threat, Citing Talks to End War
01:30:58 – Aaron David Miller Carnegie Endowment For International Peace | Iran
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