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

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 -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts