Paramount WBD Deal Paused, Oil Prices Top $4 | Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 7/20/2026

Published 20 July 2026 · finance

Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg Media & Entertainment Team Lead, explains what's next after a federal judge temporarily paused Paramount's deal to buy Warner Bros. Then, Bloomberg

Chris Palmeri, Bloomberg Media & Entertainment Team Lead, explains what's next after a federal judge temporarily paused Paramount's deal to buy Warner Bros. Then, Bloomberg Economics' Chris Kennedy reacts to the latest headlines out of Iran, including President Trump's threat that Iran "will pay" for the deaths of US servicemembers in Jordan over the weekend. Plus, TD Securities Head of FX Strategy Jayati Bharadwaj explains how the US war with Iran will have long-term impacts on the oil and energy market, including its impact on the strength of the dollar.

And Bloomberg Economics' Dina Esfandiary examines how the past two and a half years of upheaval in the Middle East has reshaped the region. Finally, Bloomberg News Credit Reporter Scott Carpenter and Bloomberg's Chief Correspondent for Private Capital Davide Scigliuzzo talk UBS proposal to bundle stakes in private credit funds into A2 bonds. Chapters 00:00:00 Bloomberg Businessweek Daily 00:02:00 Market Preview: Record Stocks, AI & Geopolitics 00:03:05 Market Update: Paramount-Warner Deal Paused 00:05:00 Why the Paramount-Warner Merger Hit a Roadblock 00:09:40 US-Iran War & Oil Market Outlook 00:16:00 AI, Inflation & the Future of the Economy 00:18:10 Can AI Trigger Universal Basic Income?

00:21:20 The US Dollar's New Reality 00:24:20 Market Update: Chip Stocks Lead the Rebound 00:26:00 Two Years of Conflict Reshape the Middle East 00:29:20 Is the U.S. Heading Toward a Forever War? 00:33:00 Why Diplomacy Is the Only Exit 00:38:10 Private Credit's New Financial Engineering 00:46:10 Market Update: Earnings Week Begins 00:47:00 Stocks on the Move: Coherent, Apple & AMC 00:50:10 'The Odyssey' Fuels Movie Theater Rally 00:52:10 What's Next for Markets This Week? More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance Visit for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more.

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