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 -- "The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. 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 -------- 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: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergtv/ Connect with Bloomberg Business on: X: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness?lang=en Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bloomberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news/ More from Bloomberg: Bloomberg Radio: https://twitter.com/BloombergRadio Bloomberg Surveillance: https://twitter.com/bsurveillance Bloomberg Politics: https://twitter.com/bpolitics Bloomberg Originals: https://twitter.com/bbgoriginals Watch more on YouTube: Bloomberg Technology: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology Bloomberg Originals: https://www.youtube.com/@business Bloomberg Quicktake: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergQuicktake Bloomberg Espanol: https://www.youtube.com/@bloomberg_espanol Bloomberg Podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts