Oil Surge Tied to Iran Tensions | Open Interest 3/20/2026

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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Matt Miller and Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Oil is on track for another weekly jump as the US considers action targeting Iran’s critical Kharg Island export hub. FedEx beats on earnings, but what does the growing Iran conflict mean for global business? Plus, US  prosecutors charge a Super Micro co-founder in a massive scheme to funnel Nvidia AI servers to China, raising fresh concerns over export controls. Open Interest gets key insights from the CEO of one of Europe’s largest defense contractors—and Mexico’s Finance Minister weighs in on oil’s global impact.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Open Interest
00:02:16 – Trump Weighs Action on Iran’s Kharg Island: Axios
00:05:24 – Oil Set for Another Weekly Surge
00:10:10 – Fedex Says Iran Won’t have Material Impact
00:12:39 – High Interest | Janus Henderson Group, Solomon, Super Micro
00:14:03 – Super Mirco Co-Founder Charged in AI Smuggling Case
00:19:48 – Cole Smead Smead Capital | Iran Sustains Attacks
00:22:53 – Stock to Watch | Fedex
00:33:46 – Top Calls | Chipotle, Occidental Petroleum, Chevron
00:34:44 – Fedex Says Iran War Won’t Have Material Impact
00:39:38 – Index Additions Set for $44 Billion in Buying Spree
00:44:50 – Wall Street Faces a $5.7 Trillion Triple-Watching Jolt
00:48:36 – Kate Moore Citi | US Sending Three Warships to Middle East: WSJ
00:58:35 – JP Morgan to Track Junior Banker Hours
01:05:26 – Patrice Caine Thales Group | Europe’s High-Flying Defense Stocks are Losing Momentum
01:16:15 – Edgar Amador Mexico Finance Minister | Mexican Peso Weakens Against US Dollar
01:23:16 – Trading Diary
01:24:09 – Pentagon Seeks $200B for Iran War
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