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Pleasant/Rock Investment Firm Co-Founders Brian K. Hinds Jr. and Malcolm Jenkins discuss the integration of sports and real estate investing. they talk with Katie Greifeld and Romaine Bostick on "The Close."

Some refiners could wait several weeks for oil even after the Strait of Hormuz is fully reopened, keeping up the pressure on prices. Macquarie Group Global Energy Strategist Vikas Dwivedi said in a recent note that oil could hit a record of $200 a barrel if the Iran war drags on. He speaks on Bloomberg Surveillance.

US job openings fell and hiring slowed notably in February while US consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in March. Mike McKee reports on "Bloomberg Open Interest."

President Donald Trump lashed out again at allies for not supporting the US in Iran and says if they want jet fuel, they should just "take it" from the Strait of Hormuz. Retired US Army Colonel Wayne Sanders, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst, talks about the latest developments in the Middle East on Bloomberg Open Interest.

Gas prices in the US keep surging. The nationwide average has now topped $4 a gallon for the first time since August 2022 due to the war with Iran. Bloomberg's Julian Lee reports.

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the US is insulated from supply chain effects from the Strait of Hormuz and discusses the Trump administration's perceived shortfall of the World Trade Organization and the possibility of a returning to a 20% tariff level with China. Greer says, "I see stability with China over the next year" as the nations prepare for talks in May.

FactSet (NYSE:FDS) reported strong second-quarter fiscal 2026 results on Tuesday, characterized by high single-digit revenue growth and a significant increase in its full-year financial outlook.

South Africa is better equipped than other emerging markets to withstand the current energy shock from the war in Iran, according to the country's Deputy Finance Minister. David Masondo spoke with Jennifer Zabasajja from the South Africa Investment Conference in Johannesburg.

Speaking to BTV's Jennifer Zabasajja, South African Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Alexandra Abrahams said her country was strategically positioned to accommodate trade routes disturbed by the conflict of in the Middle East.

Anna Edwards, Lizzy Burden and Adam Linton break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

Sharon Bell, senior European equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, says the Iran war will continue to have a negative economic impact even if there's a fast resolution. "You'll still see people seeing higher energy costs, etc., and therefore lower confidence and low growth," Bell tells Bloomberg Television. "PMI surveys, for example, have already started to come down. So I think there's already been damage. It's really a case of how permanent that is or not."

Sharon Bell, senior European equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, says the Iran war will continue to have a negative economic impact even if there's a fast resolution. "You'll still see people seeing higher energy costs, etc., and therefore lower confidence and low growth," Bell tells Bloomberg Television. "PMI surveys, for example, have already started to come down. So I think there's already been damage. It's really a case of how permanent that is or not.