Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Monica Ricks. President Trump scheduled to be briefed on options to respond to protests in Iran on Tuesday when he set to meet with senior administration officials about next steps. According to the Wall Street Journal, that could include more sanctions on Iran's regime and military strikes.
Lawmakers chanting death to America in parliament overnight after Iran's speaker said the U.S. military and Israel would be legitimate targets if America strikes. Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky is on the Foreign Relations Committee and says aggression won't work.
Bombing is not the answer. Plus, there is this sticking point of the Constitution that we don't let presidents bomb countries just when they feel like it. They're supposed to ask the people for permission.
Senator Paul on ABC's This Week. The Senate narrowly passed war powers legislation this week that requires President Trump to seek congressional approval if he bombs Venezuela again or attacks another country. But even if the House passes this bill too, experts say it's unlikely Trump would sign it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to gradually end U.S.
military aid to his country over the next decade. Netanyahu made those comments in an interview with The Economist. He says that while Israel deeply appreciates the aid, its economy is growing. The U.S. currently gives Israel about $3.8 billion a year in military aid.
Mexican President Claudia Scheinbaum says she's sending her foreign minister to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to discuss deeper security ties. The move comes as President Trump threatens Mexico, Greenland and Colombia following last week's operation in Venezuela.
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Chapter 2: What options is President Trump considering regarding Iran?
Though investors are lowering bets now on a possible interest rate cut later this month following December's weaker-than-expected jobs report. U.S. employers added just 50,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 4.4 percent. Claudia Somm is chief economist at New Century Advisors.
There were some reasons to think that maybe the November number, the 4.6 percent, was somewhat elevated with the government shutdown ending.
And so it is reassuring to see some of that come back off.
But it has risen over the course of the year. That is problematic. Claudia Somm with New Century Advisors on Bloomberg Surveillance.
Chapter 3: What are the implications of potential sanctions on Iran?
She says future rate cuts will rest on how the labor market performs in the coming months. But officials are worried inflation is still too high. Big banks could set the tone on Wall Street this week. Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett explains.
Results from the nation's biggest banks will give us the first glimpse into how Wall Street navigated the last months of 2025 amid President Trump's trade wars and ongoing geopolitical tensions. Betsy Grasick is global head of banks at Morgan Stanley.
Our setup is a positive for Tuesday kickoff. And what I think matters is the outlook here for earnings, as well as the backlog building in the capital markets.
JPMorgan Chase reports Tuesday.
Chapter 4: How is the U.S. military's role being discussed in relation to Iran?
Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo all report on Wednesday. Charlie Pellett, Bloomberg Radio.
X's algorithm is going public. Elon Musk announced the platform will be open source starting next weekend, which means we'll see the code used to decide what posts and ads are recommended to users. No word on what pushed that change, but X has been hit with all kinds of complaints over the years over misinformation, poor content moderation, and a lack of transparency.
Stellantis' Jeep brand is mounting a turnaround bid now by cutting prices. Here's Bloomberg's Karen Moscow.
The SUV brand has simplified its lineup, offering fewer model iterations and reducing up charges. Take the Wrangler. Jeep has both trimmed base prices and slashed the cost of configuring its halo vehicle with extra options. A Wrangler Sport S will now cost you $1,350 less than it did the prior model year.
While the initial response has been tepid, stabilizing the brand has been a top priority for Stellantis. Jeep still has a long way back to its heyday, though. Its share in the SUV market dropped to 5.6 percent last year, according to Edmunds. Karen Moscow, Bloomberg Radio.
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