Oil Nears $100 After Attacks Hit Saudi Energy Facilities | The Pulse 9/8/2026
Brent oil approached $100 a barrel after Saudi Arabia said operations at several energy facilities in the kingdom’s south were halted by attacks.
Canada imposed tariffs of 15% to 50% on hundreds of products from the US, as Prime Minister Mark Carney bets that standing up to President Donald Trump will eventually help Ottawa’s negotiating position with its biggest trading partner.
Bloomberg has learned Anthropic has decided against acquiring artificial intelligence startup Decart AI. Sources say Anthropic had been exploring a deal and performed due diligence on Decart, but ultimately walked away.
Today’s guests: Jens Eisenschmidt, Morgan Stanley Chief European Economist; Miriam Wheeler, Goldman Sachs Global Head of Leveraged Finance; Evy Hambro, BlackRock Global Head of Thematic and Sector Investing
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Chapters:
00:00:00 – The Pulse with Francine Lacqua
00:00:41 – Canada imposes tariffs up to 50% on US
00:02:49 – Brent nears $100 as Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman close
00:04:45 – Jens Eisenschmidt, Morgan Stanley, Chief European Economist
00:14:17 – Novartis falls after third trial setback in a week
00:14:38 – Mistral AI raises €21 billion valuation in Samsung-led round
00:15:53 – Miriam Wheeler, Goldman Sachs, Global Head of Leveraged Finance
00:23:49 – Tuesday headlines
00:24:34 – Evy Hambro, Blackrock, Global Head of Thematic and Sector Investing
00:31:37 – Yen rally puts currency’s 2026 high in reach
00:34:42 – Stock trader’s guide to Euro[e’s gas rally
00:37:32 – ASML wins over TSMC, Samsung for new EUV machines
00:44:01 – Hedge fund titan Rokos said to quit UK
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