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The White House insisted that peace talks with Iran are ongoing, even as Tehran publicly rejected US overtures and issued fresh conditions of its own to end the conflict that's wreaked havoc across the Middle East and global markets. "The United States has been engaged over the last three days in productive conversations," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday. "You're beginning to see the regime look for an exit ramp." Bloomberg News Middle East Reporter Dan Williams joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

BlackRock Inc.'s Rick Rieder says the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates, renewing his call for looser monetary policy. He speaks with Bloomberg's Julie Fine in Dallas.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran says he doesn't think Fed policy needs to be "slamming on the gas" to accelerate the economy but also doesn't need to be holding the economy back during remarks at the Digital Asset Summit in New York.

S&P Global Energy President Dave Ernsberger discusses the 'massive but delayed' effects the war in Iran is having on the global energy market, saying that physical markets are bearing the brunt now, but futures markets will start feeling the pressure next. He talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

BMO Chief FX Strategist Mark McCormick discusses the merits of staying long on the US Dollar, citing carry, growth, and safe-haven demand. He talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan said he only dealt with Jeffrey Epstein in his capacity as tax adviser for the firm's co-founder Leon Black. Also at Bloomberg Invest on March 3, Rowan reiterated that Apollo did no business with the sex offender.

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Lloyd Blankfein, former chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., talks about the growing risk of a widespread markdown in private markets. He spoke to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua in London.

A consortium led by Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam's Aditya Birla Group, The Times of India Group, David Blitzer's Bolt Ventures and Blackstone has bought the Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in a major deal for cricket. Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports on "Bloomberg Deals."

Ian Fujiyama, global head of aerospace, defense and government at Carlyle, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss defense tech investments and the Trump Administration as the Iran War reveals gaps in spending. The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin and RTX, according to the acting comptroller weapons that are in short supply as the war in Iran consumes vast amounts of the munitions.

Mark Marengo, global co-head of diversified industries investment banking at JPMorgan, joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." They discuss defense tech investments and potential IPOs as the Iran War reveals gaps in spending. The Pentagon wants to shift roughly $1.5 billion in previously approved funding to buy critical missile interceptors from Lockheed Martin and RTX, according to the acting comptroller weapons that are in short supply as the war in Iran consumes vast amounts of the munitions.

Erin Price-Wright, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Ian Fujiyama, global head of aerospace, defense and government at Carlyle, and Mark Marengo, global co-head of diversified industries investment banking at JPMorgan, join Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals."