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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made clear that when it comes to the Iran war, he's not done yet. Less clear is President Donald Trump's willingness to let the conflict drag on much longer. With the 10-day war roiling oil markets and threatening Republican chances in November's midterm elections, Trump offered his strongest signal yet on Monday that he's preparing to de-escalate. His military objectives were "pretty well complete," Trump said, adding that the conflict would end "very soon." Aaron David Miller, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joins to discussed the unprecedented leverage Trump has over the Israeli Prime Minister.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri discusses the demand for AI hardware that drove the company's sales forecast above analysts' estimates. Neri joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Legora CEO Max Junestrand says the legal market will have to change the way it charges clients as it embraces AI. Junestrand discusses the startup's expansion plans in the US and $550 million fundraise with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

For the second straight month, small-business optimism is falling. Sales expectations are weakening, and economic worries are rising. Xero CEO Sukhinder Singh Cassidy joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about the pressure points for small business and how owners are bracing for higher prices.

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour says the company, an online prediction market, is committed to following the rule of law. He speaks to Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec at the FIA Global Cleared Markets conference in Boca Raton, Florida.

Michael Selig, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says political contracts on federally regulated exchanges should be tied to specific events and not open-ended. The risk is that these bets could become an ``assassination market,'' he tells Bloomberg's Tim Stenovec in Boca Raton, Florida.

Veteran market strategist Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research says he doesn't see the Iran war stopping anytime soon, but he doesn't see the conflict lasting for months. That's why he sees the risks of a sharp market selloff rising as the war drags on. He speaks on Bloomberg Open Interest about his outlook, gold prices, and where oil is heading.

Blackstone President and Chief Operating Officer Jon Gray says the UK government's attempts to balance the books through higher taxes are pushing entrepreneurs to move abroad. In an interview for the upcoming podcast series, Leaders with Francine Lacqua which launches March 16, Gray also says that recent ructions in the world of private credit aren't indicative of systemic issues. He also expects dealmaking to pick up sooner than people expect despite a pause in transactions because of the Middle East conflict.

US existing-home sales unexpectedly rose in February and the prior month was revised up. Contract closings increased 1.7% to a 4.09 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data released Tuesday. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

Hundreds of ships are stacking up near Hormuz as conflict shakes oil markets and disrupts shipping lanes.  Group CEO of V.Group René Kofod-Olsen joined Bloomberg Open Interest to discuss what he's seeing int he region as traffic in the Strait comes to a virtual standstill.

Qantas is hiking international fares about 5% as jet fuel prices spike on Middle East tensions. Savanthi Syth, Airlines Managing Director at Raymond James joined Bloomberg Open Interest to discuss the stress points in the airline industry as the war upends travel.

Amazon has kicked off a bond sale that could raise at least $37 billion. Ed Ludlow reports.