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Panama Canal Authority Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez Morales discusses the rise in agriculture products heading from the US to Asia contributing to an increase in revenue, and the impacts the conflict in Iran is having on business. He talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

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.

Petrobras CEO Magda Chambriard discusses the effects the conlfict in the Middle East is having on the company's operations and strategy, the global oil markets, and Petrobras' expected production ramp up in the first half of 2026. She talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

United Nations Assistant Secretary General Kirsi Madi discusses the importance of women's economic empowerment, saying that gender equality is 'not only a basic human right, not only the right thing to do, [but] it's also smart business." She talks with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

President Donald Trump said the US war on Iran could be ending soon, stating the operation is ahead of schedule. He told CBS the war is "very complete." Kailey Leinz reports.

Alger Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager Ankur Crawford discusses an insatiable demand for AI computing, gold, and a "directionless" and "choppy" market. She talks with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on "The Close."

CIBC Private Wealth Managing Director Rebecca Babin says oil prices could spike again if there's no timeline about when the war with Iran could end. She says "panic could resume." Oil pared back below $100 after reaching almost $120 on Monday.

Algorithmic traders, the speculators known for riding trends and accelerating price momentum, have maxed out on bullish US oil bets for the first time in more than four years a move that's likely to add more volatility to a market being rocked by the war in Iran.  Rebecca Babin, Senior Equity Trader and Managing Director at CIBC Private Wealth joins to discuss what this makes for the markets.

Iran chose Mojtaba Khamenei, the hardline son of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as its new supreme leader, signaling Tehran won't back down in a war raging across the Middle East and causing a surge in energy prices. Ashley Davis, Partner at S-3 Group, Republican Strategist and former Special Assistant to the Director of Homeland Security joins to discuss what this means for the region.

OpenAI and Anthropic are becoming their own artificial intelligence app stores and consumers are embracing a wider number of generative AI tools, according to Andreessen Horowitz's "Top 100 Gen AI Consumer Apps" report. Olivia Moore, partner at A16Z and author of the report, discusses the findings with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

Harvey, an AI provider for legal services, unveiled a tool allowing law firms to build custom agents. Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg explains why the startup is betting it can win the legal market by staying in its own lane. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."

The conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel. That has some calling for greater investment in nuclear plants in the US and Europe. Juliann Edwards, chief development officer at The Nuclear Company, discusses the demand and link between national security and energy security with Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech."