OpenAI Barrels Toward IPO, US Readies Iran Econ Attack | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 8/14/2026
OpenAI revenue run rate tops $40 Billion as the company moves toward an IPO. Bloomberg News AI Reporter Rachel Metz joins to discuss. Plus, Bloomberg Economics’ Chris Kennedy and Clara Gillispie from the Council on Foreign Relations break down the latest news regarding the conflict with Iran and its impact to the energy markets. Finally, Michael Eck joins Businessweek Daily to discuss his new book “Strike Season: The True Story of a Team That Played On When the Coaches Walked Out.”
Chapters
00:00:00 Bloomberg Businessweek Daily
00:03:02 Market Update: Stocks Slip, Oil Rises
00:05:00 OpenAI Revenue Surges Toward $40 Billion
00:06:16 Inside OpenAI’s Growth & One Billion Weekly Users
00:07:20 ChatGPT, Claude & the Battle for Paying Users
00:09:01 The Fast-Moving AI Model Race
00:10:56 U.S. Plans Unprecedented Economic Pressure on Iran
00:12:01 What New Iran Sanctions Could Look Like
00:13:52 Can Economic Pressure Force Iran to Change?
00:19:01 Market Update: Stocks Lower, Oil Higher
00:21:02 Iran Sanctions & Global Energy Markets
00:22:19 Can the U.S. Sustain the Hormuz Blockade?
00:27:29 Has the Iran Nuclear Issue Taken a Back Seat?
00:29:50 Building Alternatives to the Strait of Hormuz
00:32:36 Market Update: Tyson Foods & Oil
00:33:57 Strike Season: When the Coaches Walked Out
00:36:06 How a High School Football Team Coached Itself
00:39:29 How the Experience Changed His View of Unions
00:41:34 Resilience, Parenting & Lessons Beyond Football
00:42:44 Market Preview: Fed Minutes, Nvidia & Jackson Hole
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